Shloka 57

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

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

सेनजिच्च सुषेणश् च सेनानीर् ग्रामणीश् च तौ आपो वातश् च तावेतौ यातुधानावुभौ स्मृतौ

Transliteration

senajicca suṣeṇaś ca senānīr grāmaṇīś ca tau āpo vātaś ca tāvetau yātudhānāvubhau smṛtau

Translation

सेनजित् च सुषेणश् च सेनानी ग्रामणी च तौ। आपो वातश् च तावेतौ यातुधानावुभौ स्मृतौ॥

Word by Word

• सेनजित् (senajit): Senajit (a named being)

• सुषेणः (suṣeṇaḥ): Suṣeṇa (a named being)

• च (ca): and

• सेनानीः (senānīḥ): Senānī (commander/leader

• ग्रामणीः (grāmaṇīḥ): Grāmaṇī (leader of a host/village-chief

• तौ (tau): those two

• आपः (āpaḥ): waters, the water-principle

• वातः (vātaḥ): wind, air-principle

• च (ca): and

• ताव् (tāv): those (two)

• एतौ (etau): these two

• यातुधानौ (yātudhānau): Yātudhānas (malevolent/obstructive occult beings)

• उभौ (ubhau): both

• स्मृतौ (smṛtau): are remembered/are stated

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Senajit
• Suṣeṇa
• Senānī
• Grāmaṇī
• Āpaḥ (Water principle)
• Vāta (Wind principle)
• Yātudhāna

FAQs

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

It frames certain named forces as Yātudhānas linked to the elements (water and wind), implying that Linga-pūjā under Shiva as Pati harmonizes elemental disturbances that act as pasha (bondage/obstruction) to the pashu (soul).

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

By classifying elemental powers and occult beings, the verse implicitly points to Shiva-tattva as the sovereign regulator (Pati) over bhūtas and subtle agencies—nothing lies outside his governance in creation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No single rite is named, but the implication aligns with Pāśupata discipline: purification and mastery of vāyu/āpaḥ disturbances through mantra-japa, śiva-dhyāna, and steadiness of prāṇa so that pasha-like obstructions subside.