Shloka 77

सूर्यरथ-रचना, ध्रुव-प्रेरणा, मास-गणाः च

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

स्थानाभिमानिनाम् एतत् स्थानं मन्वन्तरेषु वै अतीतानागतानां वै वर्तन्ते सांप्रतं च ये

Transliteration

sthānābhimāninām etat sthānaṃ manvantareṣu vai atītānāgatānāṃ vai vartante sāṃprataṃ ca ye

Translation

हे पदाभिमानी अधिष्ठातृदेवांचे नियत स्थान आहे. मन्वंतरांमध्ये हेच नियम भूत, भविष्य व वर्तमान—सर्वांवर लागू राहतात.

Word by Word

• स्थानाभिमानिनाम्: of those who have ego-identification with a station/office

• एतत्: this

• स्थानम्: position, post, realm

• मन्वन्तरेषु: in the Manvantaras (cosmic cycles ruled by Manus)

• वै: indeed

• अतीतानाम्: of those who have gone by (past)

• अनागतानाम्: of those who are yet to come (future)

• वै: indeed

• वर्तन्ते: they exist/continue/are found

• सांप्रतम्: at present, now

• च: and

• ये: who

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Devas
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames all cosmic posts as temporary across Manvantaras; Linga-worship orients the Pashu toward Pati (Shiva) who transcends offices, reducing attachment to status (sthāna-abhimāna).

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

By implication, Shiva-tattva is the stable ground beyond changing Manvantara administrations; presiding beings rotate through stations, while the Lord as Pati remains the enduring refuge.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A key Pāśupata takeaway is vairāgya from roles and honors (sthāna-abhimāna) while maintaining dharma; in puja, one offers all positions and fruits into the Linga as surrender to Pati.