Shloka 71

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

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

तथा तपत्यसौ सूर्यस् तेषामिद्धस्तु तेजसा इत्येते वै वसन्तीह द्वौ द्वौ मासौ दिवाकरे

Transliteration

tathā tapatyasau sūryas teṣāmiddhastu tejasā ityete vai vasantīha dvau dvau māsau divākare

Translation

Demikianlah Surya menyala, dinyalakan oleh tejas mereka. Dengan cara ini, di dalam Surya—pembuat siang—bulan-bulan bersemayam di sini berpasang-pasang sebagai musim Vasanta (musim bunga).

Word by Word

• tathā: thus

• tapati: burns/blazes

• asau: that (Sun)

• sūryaḥ: the Sun

• teṣām: of them (those months/seasonal powers)

• iddhaḥ: kindled/ignited

• tu: indeed

• tejasā: by radiance/splendour

• iti: thus

• ete: these

• vai: verily

• vasanti: dwell/abide

• iha: here (in this order/world)

• dvau dvau: two and two/in pairs

• māsau: months

• divākare: in the day-maker (Sun)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

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

It grounds Shiva-worship in kāla (sacred time): the Sun’s ordered course and the pairing of months show that rites to the Linga are most fruitful when performed in harmony with seasonal timing governed under Pati’s cosmic law.

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

Though Shiva is not named, the verse reflects Shiva-tattva as Pati—the transcendent regulator of kāla—by which Surya functions and the months ‘abide’ in fixed order; the cosmos shines through delegated tejas within Shiva’s overarching ordinance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Season- and month-aligned observance: structuring vrata, dāna, and Linga-pūjā according to paired months (ritu rhythm). For Pāśupata discipline, it emphasizes niyama—regularity and time-discipline—as a support for loosening pāśa (bondage) in the pashu (soul).