Shloka 107

Devanagari script

विहायसगतिर्ज्योति: सुरुचि तभुग्‌ विभु: । रविर्विरोचन: सूर्य: सविता रविलोचन:

Transliteration

vihāyasagatir jyotiḥ suruciḥ hutabhuk vibhuḥ | ravir virocanaḥ sūryaḥ savitā ravilocanaḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma berkata: Baginda ialah yang beredar di angkasa, cahaya yang menyala dengan sendirinya, berseri indah; pemakan persembahan (sebagai Api), Yang Maha Meliputi. Baginda ialah Ravi—Matahari yang menyerap segala sari; Virocana—yang menyebarkan cahaya dalam pelbagai cara; Sūrya—penyingkap keindahan; Savitṛ—penggerak dan pencipta jagat; dan yang bermata Matahari.

Word by Word

• विहायसगतिः: one whose movement is in the sky (sky-goer)
• विहायसगतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विहायसगति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ज्योतिः: light; radiance
• ज्योतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सुरुचिः: of beautiful splendor/complexion
• सुरुचिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुरुचि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हुतभुक्: eater of oblations (Agni)
• हुतभुक्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुतभुज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विभुः: all-pervading; mighty
• विभुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रविः: Ravi; the sun
• रविः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विरोचनः: the radiant one; illuminator
• विरोचनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरोचन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सूर्यः: the sun
• सूर्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सविता: Savitar; the impeller/creator (sun as deity)
• सविता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवितृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रविलोचनः: having the sun as (his) eyes
• रविलोचनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रविलोचन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Sūrya (Sun)
• Savitṛ
• Agni (implied by hutabhuk)
• Oblations (havis)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches devotion through recognizing the One divine reality in sustaining cosmic functions—light, movement, and nourishment—symbolized by the Sun and Fire. Ethically, it associates dharma with illumination: the divine ‘light’ that reveals truth and supports order in the world.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is reciting a sequence of divine names/epithets (a stotra-like passage). This verse clusters solar and fiery titles—Sun, Savitṛ, and the consumer of offerings—presenting the deity as the cosmic illuminator and sustainer.