Shloka 45

Adhyaya 59 — सूर्याद्यभिषेककथनम्

Surya and Related Abhisheka/ Cosmological Determinations

Devanagari script

नयनं चैवम् ईशस्य दक्षिणं भास्करः स्वयम् तेषां जनानां लोके ऽस्मिन् नयनं नयते यतः

Transliteration

nayanaṃ caivam īśasya dakṣiṇaṃ bhāskaraḥ svayam teṣāṃ janānāṃ loke 'smin nayanaṃ nayate yataḥ

Translation

नयनं चैवम् ईशस्य दक्षिणं भास्करः स्वयम्। लोकेऽस्मिन् जनानां नयनं नयते यतः॥

Word by Word

• नयनम्: eye

• च एवम्: and thus/indeed in this manner

• ईशस्य: of Īśa (Lord Śiva as Pati)

• दक्षिणम्: right (side)

• भास्करः: Bhāskara, the Sun

• स्वयम्: himself

• तेषाम्: of those

• जनानाम्: beings/people

• लोके अस्मिन्: in this world

• नयनम्: the faculty of sight/eye

• नयते: leads, directs, causes to function

• यतः: because/for which reason

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Isha (Shiva)
• Bhaskara (Surya)

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship of the Liṅga is worship of Īśa as the indwelling ruler of the cosmos—where even Sūrya functions as His right eye—so devotees revere all cosmic powers as expressions of the one Pati.

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as supreme lordship (Patihood): Īśa is the inner governor whose śakti makes perception possible, while the Sun is a manifested organ within His cosmic form.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative upāsanā is implied: in Pāśupata-oriented discipline, one practices sense-restraint by meditating that sight and its light are governed by Īśa, with Sūrya as His divine eye.