Shloka 7

सोमवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

अलातचक्रवद्यान्ति वातचक्रेरितानि तु यस्माद्वहति ज्योतींषि प्रवहस्तेन स स्मृतः

Transliteration

alātacakravadyānti vātacakreritāni tu yasmādvahati jyotīṃṣi pravahastena sa smṛtaḥ

Translation

अलातचक्रवद् यान्ति ज्योतींषि वातचक्रेरितानि; यस्मात् प्रवहः ज्योतींषि वहति, तेन स ‘प्रवह’ इति स्मृतः।

Word by Word

• अलातचक्रवत्: like a firebrand-wheel (a whirled ember)

• यान्ति: they move/go

• वातचक्रेरितानि: impelled by the wheel/cycle of wind

• तु: indeed

• यस्मात्: because/from which

• वहति: carries/bears/causes to move

• ज्योतींषि: lights, luminous bodies (luminaries)

• प्रवहः: the onward-flowing current/propelling force

• तेन: therefore/by that

• सः: it/he

• स्मृतः: is remembered/called

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Vayu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames cosmic motion as governed order (pravaha) under the Lord’s sovereignty—supporting Linga worship as devotion to Pati, the ruler of the forces (like Vayu) that move and sustain the universe.

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

By implication, Shiva-tattva is the supreme governance behind natural powers: Vayu may propel, but the ordered “onward-flow” (pravaha) reflects the Lord’s regulation of creation, preserving dharma and the pathways of the luminaries.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to Vayu/prana as a key mover; in a Shaiva-Pashupata reading, it supports prana-discipline (breath regulation) to steady the pashu (bound soul) and orient it toward Pati through worship and inner control.