Shloka 28

Adhyaya 61 — ग्रह-नक्षत्र-स्थाननिर्णयः

Cosmic Abodes of Luminaries and the Shaiva Order of Time

Devanagari script

नवयोजनसाहस्रो विष्कंभः सवितुः स्मृतः त्रिगुणस्तस्य विस्तारो मण्डलस्य प्रमाणतः

Transliteration

navayojanasāhasro viṣkaṃbhaḥ savituḥ smṛtaḥ triguṇastasya vistāro maṇḍalasya pramāṇataḥ

Translation

സവിതൃ (സൂര്യൻ)യുടെ വിഷ്കംഭം ഒമ്പതിനായിരം യോജനയെന്ന് സ്മൃതം; അവന്റെ മണ്ഡലപ്രമാണപ്രകാരം അതിന്റെ വ്യാപ്തി ത്രിഗുണമെന്നും പറയുന്നു.

Word by Word

• नव-योजन-साहस्रः: nine-thousand yojanas

• विष्कंभः: diameter, transverse measure

• सवितुः: of Savitṛ (the Sun)

• स्मृतः: is declared/remembered (as authoritative)

• त्रिगुणः: threefold

• तस्य: of that (Sun/disc)

• विस्तारः: breadth/extent/expanse

• मण्डलस्य: of the disc/orb

• प्रमाणतः: according to measure/standard, by correct proportion

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Savitri

FAQs

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

By giving precise cosmic measures, the verse frames the universe as an ordered manifestation under Pati (Śiva); such cosmological order supports Linga worship as alignment of the pashu (soul) with the divine law (ṛta) rather than mere personal devotion.

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

Though Śiva is not named, the teaching implies Shiva-tattva as the transcendent regulator of proportion and measure—Pati whose governance makes the manifest cosmos intelligible and stable, even in the movements and dimensions of the Sun.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is contemplative cosmology (dhyāna on maṇḍala and pramāṇa), useful as a support for Shaiva meditation that loosens pasha (bondage) through right understanding of the ordered universe.