Shloka 10

सोमवर्णनम्

Graha–Ratha–Aśva Varṇana, Dhruva-Nibaddha Gati, Maṇḍala-Pramāṇa, Graha-Arcana

Devanagari script

नवयोजनसाहस्रो विष्कम्भः सवितुः स्मृतः त्रिगुणस्तस्य विस्तारो मण्डलस्य प्रमाणतः

Transliteration

navayojanasāhasro viṣkambhaḥ savituḥ smṛtaḥ triguṇastasya vistāro maṇḍalasya pramāṇataḥ

Translation

സവിതാവിന്റെ (സൂര്യന്റെ) വ്യാസം ഒൻപതിനായിരം യോജനകളെന്ന് സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു; പ്രമാണപ്രകാരം അവന്റെ മണ്ഡലവിസ്താരം അതിന്റെ ത്രിഗുണം.

Word by Word

• नव: nine

• योजन: yojana (a unit of distance)

• साहस्रः: a thousand / thousandfold

• विष्कम्भः: diameter, breadth

• सवितुः: of Savitṛ (the Sun)

• स्मृतः: is remembered/declared (in tradition)

• त्रिगुणः: threefold

• तस्य: of that (Sun/orb)

• विस्तारः: extent, spread

• मण्डलस्य: of the orb/disc

• प्रमाणतः: according to measure/standard.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Savitr (Sun)

FAQs

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

By giving precise cosmic measures, the verse underscores that the universe functions by a sacred order (ṛta) ultimately governed by Pati (Shiva); Linga worship aligns the devotee (paśu) with that divine order through disciplined reverence and inner steadiness.

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

Though Shiva is not named, the verse implies Shiva-tattva as the transcendent regulator: the measurable cosmos (including the Sun) is a manifested system within Pāśa-bound reality, while Pati remains the sovereign ground that enables such proportion, law, and intelligibility.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No direct puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is contemplative discipline (dhyāna) on cosmic order—useful in Pāśupata-oriented practice where the yogin reflects on the governed universe to loosen pāśa (bondage) and fix awareness on Pati.