Shloka 5

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

दक्षिणप्रक्रमे भानुः क्षिप्तेषुरिव धावति ज्योतिषां चक्रमादाय सततं परिगच्छति

Transliteration

dakṣiṇaprakrame bhānuḥ kṣipteṣuriva dhāvati jyotiṣāṃ cakramādāya satataṃ parigacchati

Translation

ദക്ഷിണായന ഗതിയിൽ ഭാനു വിട്ട അമ്പുപോലെ വേഗത്തിൽ പായുന്നു. ജ്യോതിഷങ്ങളുടെ ചക്രം ധരിച്ചു നിരന്തരം പരിക്രമിച്ച്, പതി ശിവന്റെ നിയമത്തിൽ ലോകലയം നിലനിർത്തുന്നു.

Word by Word

• दक्षिणप्रक्रमे: in the southern progression (dakṣiṇāyana)

• भानुः: the Sun (Bhānu)

• क्षिप्तेषुरिव: like a discharged arrow

• धावति: runs, speeds

• ज्योतिषाम्: of the luminaries (planets/stars)

• चक्रम्: the wheel, cycle

• आदाय: having taken up, bearing

• सततम्: constantly

• परिगच्छति: goes around, circumambulates, traverses

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Bhanu)

FAQs

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

It frames the Sun’s motion as a divinely upheld cycle, encouraging devotees to align Linga-puja with sacred time (kāla) and seasonal rites, seeing Śiva as the inner regulator of all cosmic movements.

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

Though Śiva is not named directly, the verse implies an ordered, sustained cosmic circuit—pointing to Shiva-tattva as Pati, the sovereign principle that governs kāla and the revolutions of the jyotis while remaining transcendent.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Seasonal observances and time-conscious worship are implied—vratas, dana, and Linga-archana performed with awareness of dakṣiṇāyana; yogically, it hints at Pāśupata discipline that loosens the pasha of time by steady contemplation of the Lord beyond cycles.