Shloka 16
सूर्यरथ-रचना, ध्रुव-प्रेरणा, मास-गणाः च
Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues
देवाश्चैव तथा नित्यं मुनयश् च दिवानिशम् यजन्ति सततं देवं भास्करं भवमीश्वरम्
devāścaiva tathā nityaṃ munayaś ca divāniśam yajanti satataṃ devaṃ bhāskaraṃ bhavamīśvaram
ദേവന്മാരും മുനിമാരും നിത്യമായി പകലും രാത്രിയും തുടർച്ചയായി ആ ദേവനെ യജിക്കുന്നു—ഭാസ്കരൻ, ഭവൻ, പരമ ഈശ്വരൻ (പതി)—അവൻ അന്തർജ്യോതിയായി പ്രകാശിച്ച് ബന്ധമോചനം നൽകുന്നു।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It establishes nitya-arādhana—continuous worship—as the ideal Shaiva norm: even Devas and Munis worship Śiva (Bhava) without break, implying that Linga-pūjā is a constant orientation of sacrifice and devotion toward the Pati.
Śiva is presented as Īśvara (Pati) and Bhāskara—the self-luminous revealer—indicating Shiva-tattva as the supreme, illuminating consciousness that governs and frees beings from pasha (bondage).
The verse highlights uninterrupted worship (satata-yajana): sustained pūjā/japa and inner recollection day and night, aligning with Pāśupata discipline where constant turning to the Pati loosens pasha and steadies the pashu toward liberation.