Shloka 16
सूर्यरथ-रचना, ध्रुव-प्रेरणा, मास-गणाः च
Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues
देवाश्चैव तथा नित्यं मुनयश् च दिवानिशम् यजन्ति सततं देवं भास्करं भवमीश्वरम्
devāścaiva tathā nityaṃ munayaś ca divāniśam yajanti satataṃ devaṃ bhāskaraṃ bhavamīśvaram
देवाश्च मुनयश्च नित्यं दिवानिशं सततं देवं यजन्ति—भास्करं भवमीश्वरं, अन्तर्ज्योतिः प्रकाशमानं बन्धमोचनप्रदम्।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It establishes nitya-arādhana—continuous worship—as the ideal Shaiva norm: even Devas and Munis worship Śiva (Bhava) without break, implying that Linga-pūjā is a constant orientation of sacrifice and devotion toward the Pati.
Śiva is presented as Īśvara (Pati) and Bhāskara—the self-luminous revealer—indicating Shiva-tattva as the supreme, illuminating consciousness that governs and frees beings from pasha (bondage).
The verse highlights uninterrupted worship (satata-yajana): sustained pūjā/japa and inner recollection day and night, aligning with Pāśupata discipline where constant turning to the Pati loosens pasha and steadies the pashu toward liberation.