Shloka 33

Adhyaya 61 — ग्रह-नक्षत्र-स्थाननिर्णयः

Cosmic Abodes of Luminaries and the Shaiva Order of Time

Devanagari script

विष्कंभान्मण्डलाच्चैव योजनाग्रात्प्रमाणतः भार्गवात्पादहीनस्तु विज्ञेयो वै बृहस्पतिः

Transliteration

viṣkaṃbhānmaṇḍalāccaiva yojanāgrātpramāṇataḥ bhārgavātpādahīnastu vijñeyo vai bṛhaspatiḥ

Translation

വ്യാസം, മണ്ഡലപരിമാണം, യോജനാപ്രമാനം എന്നിവ പ്രകാരം—ഭാർഗവൻ (ശുക്രൻ)നെ അപേക്ഷിച്ച് ബൃഹസ്പതി ഒരു പാദം (ചതുർത്ഥഭാഗം) കുറവാണെന്ന് അറിയുക।

Word by Word

• विष्कंभात्: from the diameter

• मण्डलात्: from the circular orbit/disc

• च एव: and indeed

• योजन-अग्रात्: from the yojana-based measure/standard

• प्रमाणतः: according to the measurement

• भार्गवात्: than Bhārgava (Śukra/Venus)

• पाद-हीनः: lacking a quarter (one pāda less)

• तु: but/indeed

• विज्ञेयः: should be understood/known

• वै: certainly

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati (Jupiter)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Brihaspati
• Shukra (Bhargava)

FAQs

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

It situates Linga-worship within a cosmos governed by precise ṛta (order): the same Pati (Śiva) who is worshiped as the Linga is also the ground of measured cosmic structure, including the regulated motions and proportions of the grahas.

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

Indirectly: by presenting a quantified cosmic hierarchy, it implies Śiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati who upholds niyati (cosmic law) while remaining beyond it—Pashus move within measured orbits, but the Lord is the source of the very order that makes measurement meaningful.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No direct puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is contemplative (dhyāna) alignment with cosmic order—using puranic cosmology to steady the mind toward Pati, loosening pāśa (bondage) through right understanding (jñāna) within a Shaiva worldview.