Shloka 35

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

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

वरुणश् च तथैवान्यः सुषेणः सेनजिच्छुभः तार्क्ष्यश्चारिष्टनेमिश् च क्षतजित् सत्यजित्तथा

Transliteration

varuṇaś ca tathaivānyaḥ suṣeṇaḥ senajicchubhaḥ tārkṣyaścāriṣṭanemiś ca kṣatajit satyajittathā

Translation

वरुणश् च तथैवान्यः सुषेणः सेनजिच्छुभः । तार्क्ष्यश्चारिष्टनेमिश् च क्षतजित् सत्यजित्तथा ॥ एभिर्नामभिः पतिः स्तूयते, सत्यधर्मविजयी महेश्वरः ।

Word by Word

• वरुणः: Varuṇa-like sovereign lordship (cosmic order)

• च: and

• तथा एव: likewise/also

• अन्यः: the Other, the incomparable/transcendent one

• सुषेणः: he of a good/noble host (leader of auspicious gaṇas)

• सेनजित्: conqueror of armies/forces

• शुभः: auspicious, beneficent

• तार्क्ष्यः: Tārkṣya (swift, eagle-like, transcendent mover)

• च: and

• अरिष्टनेमिः: he whose rim (nemi) is unharmed/undefeated, unerring wheel of dharma

• च: and

• क्षतजित्: conqueror of injury/decay (one who overcomes wounds/harm)

• सत्यजित्: conqueror/guardian of truth

• तथा: thus/so

• (इति भावः): in this sense (as a sequence of epithets).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Varuna

FAQs

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

This verse is part of the Shiva-Sahasranama used in Linga-centered praise; reciting these names frames Shiva as Pati—the supreme ruler who protects cosmic order and removes pasha (bondage), making worship efficacious for the pashu (individual soul).

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

Shiva is presented as sovereign and transcendent (“anyaḥ”), auspicious (“śubhaḥ”), and invincible in dharma (“ariṣṭanemi”), who conquers harm and untruth (“kṣatajit”, “satyajit”). This aligns with Shaiva Siddhanta’s view of Shiva as Pati—free, all-governing, and the liberator.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Name-recitation (nāma-japa) and contemplative meditation on the epithets of Shiva—typical of Pashupata-oriented devotion—where the practitioner internalizes Shiva as the conqueror of inner armies (kleshas) and the establisher of satya.