Shloka 26

Adhyaya 59 — सूर्याद्यभिषेककथनम्

Surya and Related Abhisheka/ Cosmological Determinations

Devanagari script

हिमोद्वहाश् च ता नाड्यो रश्मयस् त्रिशताः पुनः रेशा मेघाश् च वात्स्याश् च ह्लादिन्यो हिमसर्जनाः

Transliteration

himodvahāś ca tā nāḍyo raśmayas triśatāḥ punaḥ reśā meghāś ca vātsyāś ca hlādinyo himasarjanāḥ

Translation

ആ നാഡികൾ ഹിമം വഹിക്കുന്നവ; വീണ്ടും കിരണങ്ങൾ മൂന്നു നൂറെന്ന് പറയപ്പെടുന്നു. അവ ‘രേശാ’, ‘മേഘാ’, ‘വാത്സ്യ’ എന്നും പ്രസിദ്ധം—ശീതളധാരകൾ, തുഷാരവും ഹിമവും ജനിപ്പിക്കുന്നവ।

Word by Word

• हिम-उद्वहाः: snow-bearing

• च: and

• ताः: those

• नाड्यः: nāḍīs/channels (currents)

• रश्मयः: rays/streams of radiance

• त्रिशताः: three hundred

• पुनः: again/further

• रेशा: Reśā (a named class)

• मेघाः: Meghā (cloud-like

• च: and

• वात्स्याः: Vātsya (a named class)

• च: and

• ह्लादिन्यः: cooling/delight-giving

• हिम-सर्जनाः: producing snow/frost

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames nature’s climatic forces as orderly emanations within Shiva’s cosmic governance (Pati), encouraging the worshipper to see elemental balance and purity as part of approaching the Linga with sattva and restraint.

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

By presenting regulated nāḍīs and measured rays, it implies Shiva-tattva as the supreme ordering intelligence behind manifestation—Pati who structures the play of elements that bind or liberate the pashu depending on alignment with dharma.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It indirectly points to nāḍī-śuddhi and prāṇa-regulation in Pāśupata-oriented discipline: as cosmic nāḍīs carry cooling forces, the sādhaka purifies inner channels to calm rajas, loosen pāśa (bondage), and steady devotion to the Linga.