Shloka 12

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

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

भ्राम्यतस्तस्य रश्मी तु मण्डलेषूत्तरायणे वर्धेते दक्षिणे चैव भ्रमता मण्डलानि तु

Transliteration

bhrāmyatastasya raśmī tu maṇḍaleṣūttarāyaṇe vardhete dakṣiṇe caiva bhramatā maṇḍalāni tu

Translation

भ्राम्यतस्तस्य भास्करस्य रश्मयः मण्डलेषु उत्तरायणे वर्धन्ते; दक्षिणायनेऽपि तथा मण्डलानि भ्रमन्ति क्रमशः।

Word by Word

• भ्राम्यतः: while revolving/turning

• तस्य: of it (the Sun)

• रश्मी: rays

• तु: indeed

• मण्डलेषु: in the circles/orbits

• उत्तरायणे: in the northern course (uttarāyaṇa)

• वर्धेते: increase/grow

• दक्षिणे: in the southern direction/southern course

• च एव: and also/indeed

• भ्रमता: while revolving

• मण्डलानि: circles/orbital spheres

• तु: indeed

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

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

It frames cosmic rhythm (uttarāyaṇa–dakṣiṇāyana) as an expression of ordered time (kāla) under the Lord’s governance; Linga worship aligns the devotee’s pashu-consciousness with that higher r̥ta, loosening pasha through disciplined observance.

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

Though the verse speaks of the Sun, it implies a Shaiva siddhānta view: Shiva as Pati is the inner regulator of kāla and cosmic motion, while the moving mandalas are effects within prakṛti—ordered yet ultimately dependent on the Supreme.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A practical takeaway is kāla-anusandhāna (contemplation of time-cycles): observing uttarāyaṇa/dakṣiṇāyana as sacred transitions for vrata, japa, and dhyāna, using cosmic order as a support for Pāśupata-style inner detachment.