Shloka 19
Adhyaya 59 — सूर्याद्यभिषेककथनम्
Surya and Related Abhisheka/ Cosmological Determinations
अस्तं याति पुनः सूर्यो ऽहर्वै प्रविशत्य् अपः तस्मान्नक्तं पुनः शुक्ला आपो दृश्यन्ति भास्वराः
astaṃ yāti punaḥ sūryo 'harvai praviśaty apaḥ tasmānnaktaṃ punaḥ śuklā āpo dṛśyanti bhāsvarāḥ
Apabila Matahari terbenam kembali, siang seolah-olah memasuki perairan. Maka pada malam hari, air kelihatan kembali cerah dan putih, berkilau dengan sinar.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It frames natural cycles—sunset, night, and the shining of waters—as ordered cosmic functions, supporting the Shaiva view that worship of the Linga aligns the Pashu (soul) with Pati’s (Shiva’s) sustaining rhythm expressed through time and elements.
Though Shiva is not named, the verse points to an underlying regulator of light (prakāśa) and time; in Shaiva Siddhanta this order is grounded in Pati, whose consciousness makes phenomena appear—day ‘entering’ waters is a poetic way of indicating the transition of manifest illumination.
It implicitly supports evening (sāyam) observances—sandhyā, ācamana, and Shiva-puja at dusk—using water as a purifier, reminding the practitioner to turn inward as external light withdraws, a key discipline for loosening Pāśa (bondage).