Shloka 9

सूर्यरथनिर्णयः (चन्द्रस्य पक्षवृद्धिक्षयविधानम्)

Devanagari script

संभृतं त्वर्धमासेन ह्य् अमृतं सूर्यतेजसा पानार्थममृतं सोमं पौर्णमास्यामुपासते

Transliteration

saṃbhṛtaṃ tvardhamāsena hy amṛtaṃ sūryatejasā pānārthamamṛtaṃ somaṃ paurṇamāsyāmupāsate

Translation

സൂര്യതേജസ്സാൽ അർദ്ധമാസത്തിൽ സമാഹരിക്കപ്പെട്ട ആ അമൃതം തന്നെയാണ് സോമൻ. ആ അമൃതം പാനം ചെയ്യുന്നതിനായി പൗർണ്ണമാസി രാത്രിയിൽ അവർ സോമനെ ഉപാസിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• saṃbhṛtam: accumulated, gathered

• tu: indeed

• ardha-māsena: in/over half a month (a fortnight)

• hi: surely

• amṛtam: nectar, deathless essence

• sūrya-tejasā: by the radiance/power of the Sun

• pāna-artham: for the purpose of drinking

• amṛtam: nectar/immortal essence

• somam: Soma (Moon, Soma-deity)

• paurṇamāsyām: on the full-moon day/night

• upāsate: they worship, they venerate

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Soma
• Surya
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Soma (the Moon and Soma-substance) as amṛta gathered through cosmic law, making Paurṇamāsī a ritually potent time to offer and contemplate purity before worshiping Mahadeva as Pati, the giver of grace.

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

By pointing to amṛta sustained through the Sun–Moon order, it implies Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati who governs and sanctifies cosmic processes, turning worldly cycles into a means for the pashu to move beyond pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Paurṇamāsī upāsanā of Soma—full-moon worship/observance—supporting vrata-like discipline and inner purification aligned with Shaiva practice.