Shloka 55

सूर्यरथ-रचना, ध्रुव-प्रेरणा, मास-गणाः च

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

नभोनभस्ययोरेष गणो वसति भास्करे पर्जन्यश्चैव पूषा च भरद्वाजो ऽथ गौतमः

Transliteration

nabhonabhasyayoreṣa gaṇo vasati bhāskare parjanyaścaiva pūṣā ca bharadvājo 'tha gautamaḥ

Translation

ನಭ ಮತ್ತು ನಭಸ್ಯ—ಈ ಎರಡು ಮಾಸಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಗಣವು ಭಾಸ್ಕರನಲ್ಲಿ (ಸೂರ್ಯನಲ್ಲಿ) ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತದೆ: ಪರ್ಜನ್ಯ, ಪೂಷಾ, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಭರದ್ವಾಜ ಮತ್ತು ಗೌತಮ ಋಷಿಗಳು।

Word by Word

• नभो-नभस्ययोः: in (the months) Nabhas and Nabhasya

• एषः: this

• गणः: group/retinue

• वसति: dwells/abides

• भास्करे: in Bhāskara (the Sun)

• पर्जन्यः: Parjanya (deity of rain)

• च एव: and indeed

• पूषा: Pūṣan (solar nourisher, guide)

• च: and

• भरद्वाजः: Bharadvāja (ṛṣi)

• अथ: then/also

• गौतमः: Gautama (ṛṣi)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Bhaskara (Surya)
• Parjanya
• Pusha (Pusan)
• Bharadvaja
• Gautama

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It situates time (months and seasons) as a regulated cosmic order, which Shaiva practice treats as Shiva’s governance of kala; thus rites to the Linga are to be performed in harmony with these calendrical forces that sustain rain, nourishment, and dharma.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Though Shiva is not named, the verse reflects Shiva-tattva indirectly: the Sun’s retinues function as instruments within the ordered cosmos, while Pati (Shiva) remains the transcendent regulator of time and the inner ruler of all devas and ṛṣis.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A calendrical orientation for vrata and daily worship is implied—timed observances (kāla-anusandhāna) that support purity, discipline, and steadiness of mind, aiding the pashu’s gradual loosening of pasha through regulated sadhana.