Shloka 18

सूर्यरश्मिस्वरूपकथनम्

Surya-Rashmi Svarupa Kathana

Devanagari script

तद्वत्सहस्रकिरणो ग्रहराजो जगत्प्रभुः सूर्यो गोभिर् जगत् सर्वम् आदीपयति सर्वतः

Transliteration

tadvatsahasrakiraṇo graharājo jagatprabhuḥ sūryo gobhir jagat sarvam ādīpayati sarvataḥ

Translation

അതുപോലെ സഹസ്രകിരണൻ, ഗ്രഹരാജൻ, ജഗത്പ്രഭുവായ സൂര്യൻ തന്റെ കിരണങ്ങളാൽ സമസ്ത വിശ്വത്തെയും സർവ്വദിക്കിലും പ്രകാശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• तद्वत्: likewise

• सहस्र-किरणः: thousand-rayed

• ग्रह-राजः: king of the planets

• जगत्-प्रभुः: lord of the world

• सूर्यः: the Sun

• गोभिः: with rays/beams

• जगत् सर्वम्: the whole universe

• आदीपयति: illumines, lights up

• सर्वतः: everywhere, on all sides

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

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

By praising the Sun’s all-pervading light, the verse prepares the reader to recognize a higher Jyoti—Shiva as Pati—whose Linga is the transcendent source of illumination that makes all worldly lights meaningful.

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

Indirectly, it uses Surya’s universal radiance as an analogy: just as sunlight pervades and reveals the world, Shiva-tattva is the supreme revealing Consciousness (prakāśa) that dispels pasha (bondage) and enables the pashu (soul) to know reality.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It points to dhyāna on jyoti (inner light): in Pashupata-oriented contemplation, the aspirant turns from external illumination to the inner, Shiva-given light that supports japa, linga-pūjā, and steady awareness.