Shloka 14

सूर्यरश्मिस्वरूपकथनम्

Surya-Rashmi Svarupa Kathana

Devanagari script

जगत्प्रतापनमृते भास्करं रुद्ररूपिणम् स एष कालश्चाग्निश् च द्वादशात्मा प्रजापतिः

Transliteration

jagatpratāpanamṛte bhāskaraṃ rudrarūpiṇam sa eṣa kālaścāgniś ca dvādaśātmā prajāpatiḥ

Translation

ലോകങ്ങളെ തപിപ്പിച്ചു പ്രകാശിപ്പിക്കുന്ന രുദ്രരൂപ ഭാസ്കരനെക്കാൾ വേറെയില്ല—അവൻ തന്നെയാണ് കാലവും അഗ്നിയും; പ്രജാപതിയായി ദ്വാദശാത്മ സ്വഭാവത്തിൽ വസിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• jagat: the world/universe

• pratāpanam: scorching, heating, illumining

• ṛte: apart from, without

• bhāskaram: the Sun, the illuminator

• rudra-rūpiṇam: having the form of Rudra (Shiva)

• sa eṣa: He indeed, this very One

• kālaḥ: Time (the cosmic regulator)

• ca: and

• agniḥ: Fire (sacrificial/cosmic fire)

• ca: and

• dvādaśa-ātmā: of twelvefold essence/forms

• prajāpatiḥ: Lord of creatures, progenitor (cosmic ordainer).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching tradition of the Linga Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Surya
• Kala
• Agni
• Prajapati

FAQs

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

It identifies the Linga’s Lord (Pati) as the very cosmic Light behind the Sun, and as the governing principles of Time and Fire—so Linga-puja is worship of the power that sustains yajna, order, and illumination in all worlds.

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

Shiva is presented as Rudra manifesting as Surya (illumination), Kala (regulation and dissolution), and Agni (transformative power), indicating a single supreme reality expressing multiple cosmic functions while remaining one Pati.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implicitly centers yajna-agni and inner tapas: Agni signifies sacrificial worship, while Kala and Surya point to Pashupata-style discipline—mastery of time-bound impulses (pasha) through Shiva-centered contemplation.