Shloka 62

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

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

सहे चैव सहस्ये च वसन्त्येते दिवाकरे ततः शैशिरयोश्चापि मासयोर् निवसन्ति वै

Transliteration

sahe caiva sahasye ca vasantyete divākare tataḥ śaiśirayoścāpi māsayor nivasanti vai

Translation

Pada bulan Sahā dan Sahasya, kuasa-kuasa ilahi ini bersemayam di Surya (Matahari); sesudah itu mereka juga menetap pada dua bulan musim Śaiśira—demikianlah tempat kediaman mereka sesungguhnya.

Word by Word

• सहे: in (the month) Sahā

• चैव: and indeed

• सहस्ये: in (the month) Sahasya

• च: and

• वसन्ति: they dwell

• एते: these (beings/powers)

• दिवाकरे: in the Sun (Divākara)

• ततः: thereafter

• शैशिरयोः: in the two Śaiśira (winter) months

• चापि: and also

• मासयोः: in the months

• निवसन्ति: they reside

• वै: indeed/truly

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Divakara)

FAQs

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

It links sacred time (māsa-kāla) with divine presence, implying that Shiva-puja and linga-archana gain specific potency when aligned with ritually significant solar-month cycles governed through Divākara.

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

By presenting divine powers as moving and abiding within the Sun and months, the verse points to Shiva as Pati—the inner ruler of kāla (time) and niyati (cosmic order)—while pashus (souls) experience time as a binding rhythm (pāśa) unless oriented to liberation through worship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A time-aligned discipline: performing Shiva-archana, vrata, japa, and Pāśupata-oriented observances in harmony with the solar months, treating kāla as a support for sādhana rather than a bondage.