Shloka 5

सोमवर्णनम्

Graha–Ratha–Aśva Varṇana, Dhruva-Nibaddha Gati, Maṇḍala-Pramāṇa, Graha-Arcana

Devanagari script

सर्वे ध्रुवनिबद्धा वै ग्रहास्ते वातरश्मिभिः एतेन भ्राम्यमाणाश् च यथायोगं व्रजन्ति वै

Transliteration

sarve dhruvanibaddhā vai grahāste vātaraśmibhiḥ etena bhrāmyamāṇāś ca yathāyogaṃ vrajanti vai

Translation

सर्वे ध्रुवनिबद्धा वै ग्रहास्ते वातरश्मिभिः। एतेन भ्राम्यमाणाश्च यथायोगं व्रजन्ति वै॥

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all

• ध्रुव-निबद्धाः: bound/fastened to Dhruva (the fixed pole-star principle)

• वै: indeed

• ग्रहाः: planets/celestial seizers

• ते: those

• वात-रश्मिभिः: by rays/cords of wind (air-currents)

• एतेन: by this (force/means)

• भ्राम्यमाणाः: being made to revolve/whirled

• च: and

• यथा-योगम्: according to proper arrangement/fitness (their due orbit)

• व्रजन्ति: they go/move

• वै: indeed

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological order to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Dhruva
• Grahas

FAQs

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

It presents a vision of the universe held in ordered motion by an unseen binding principle; for Linga worship, this supports the Linga as the cosmic axis (stability amid movement) and Shiva as Pati who sustains ṛta (cosmic law).

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

Though Shiva is not named, the teaching implies a supreme governing intelligence behind celestial motion—consistent with Shiva-tattva as the unmoving foundation (like Dhruva) that enables all movement while remaining transcendent.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse aligns with graha-śānti and dhyāna on the ‘fixed’ principle: in Pāśupata-oriented practice, the yogin steadies the pashu-mind on the immutable Pati (Dhruva-like focus) so the restless revolutions of thought become ordered and purified.