Shloka 7

सूर्यरथनिर्णयः (चन्द्रस्य पक्षवृद्धिक्षयविधानम्)

Devanagari script

स पौर्णमास्यां दृश्येत शुक्लः सम्पूर्णमण्डलः एवमाप्यायितं सोमं शुक्लपक्षे दिनक्रमात्

Transliteration

sa paurṇamāsyāṃ dṛśyeta śuklaḥ sampūrṇamaṇḍalaḥ evamāpyāyitaṃ somaṃ śuklapakṣe dinakramāt

Translation

В ночь полнолуния он виден светлым, белосияющим, с совершенно полным диском. Так в светлую половину месяца Сома питается день за днём, в должном порядке.

Word by Word

• स (saḥ): he (Soma, the Moon)

• पौर्णमास्याम् (paurṇamāsyām): on the full-moon day/night

• दृश्येत (dṛśyeta): is seen/appears

• शुक्लः (śuklaḥ): bright, white, luminous

• सम्पूर्ण-मण्डलः (sampūrṇa-maṇḍalaḥ): having a complete disk/orb

• एवम् (evam): thus

• आप्यायितम् (āpyāyitam): nourished, increased, made to wax

• सोमम् (somam): Soma, the Moon

• शुक्लपक्षे (śuklapakṣe): in the bright (waxing) fortnight

• दिनक्रमात् (dinakramāt): by the order/sequence of days, day by day

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Soma

FAQs

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

It establishes sacred lunar timing—especially Purnima and the Shukla Paksha—as ritually potent periods for Shiva-upasana, when offerings and vrata are performed in harmony with cosmic increase (āpyāyana).

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

Indirectly, it points to Shiva as Pati who upholds ṛta (cosmic order): the waxing of Soma occurs in a lawful sequence, reflecting the Lord’s governance of time (kāla) and nourishment (puṣṭi) within creation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A calendrical discipline: observing the waxing-fortnight sequence up to Purnima—useful for planning Somavara/Purnima vrata, abhisheka, and mantra-japa aligned with lunar increase.