Shloka 6

Adhyaya 59 — सूर्याद्यभिषेककथनम्

Surya and Related Abhisheka/ Cosmological Determinations

Devanagari script

दिव्यस्य भौतिकस्याग्नेर् अथो ऽग्नेः पार्थिवस्य च व्युष्टायां तु रजन्यां च ब्रह्मणो ऽव्यक्तजन्मनः

Transliteration

divyasya bhautikasyāgner atho 'gneḥ pārthivasya ca vyuṣṭāyāṃ tu rajanyāṃ ca brahmaṇo 'vyaktajanmanaḥ

Translation

दिव्यस्य भौतिकस्याग्नेरथोऽग्नेः पार्थिवस्य च । व्युष्टायां तु रजन्यां च ब्रह्मणोऽव्यक्तजन्मनः ॥

Word by Word

• दिव्यस्य: of the divine/heavenly

• भौतिकस्य: of the elemental/pertaining to the bhūtas (elements)

• अग्नेः: of fire/Agni

• अथो: and also/then

• अग्नेः: of fire

• पार्थिवस्य: of earthly/terrestrial

• च: and

• व्युष्टायाम्: at dawn/at daybreak

• तु: indeed/then

• रजन्याम्: at night

• च: and

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā

• अव्यक्त-जन्मनः: whose birth/origin is from the Unmanifest (Avyakta)

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Agni

FAQs

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

It links ritual time (dawn and night) and the sacred fires to cosmic manifestation from the Avyakta, implying that Agni-offerings and Linga-oriented worship align the devotee (pashu) with the Lord (Pati) who orders creation.

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

By emphasizing Brahmā’s origin from the Unmanifest and the governance of all fires and times, it implicitly points to Shiva as the transcendent Pati beyond Avyakta and Vyakta, the inner controller of the elements and the witness of all cycles.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds dawn and night observances connected with Agni—suggesting disciplined sandhyā-oriented worship and offerings, which in Shaiva practice become supports for purification of pasha (bondage) and steadiness in Pashupata-aligned sādhanā.