Shloka 8

सूर्यरश्मिस्वरूपकथनम्

Surya-Rashmi Svarupa Kathana

Devanagari script

सूर्य एव त्रिलोकेशो मूलं परमदैवतम् ततः संजायते सर्वं तत्रैव प्रविलीयते

Transliteration

sūrya eva trilokeśo mūlaṃ paramadaivatam tataḥ saṃjāyate sarvaṃ tatraiva pravilīyate

Translation

सूर्य एव त्रिलोकेशो मूलं परमदैवतम्। ततः संजायते सर्वं तत्रैव प्रविलीयते॥

Word by Word

• सूर्यः: the Sun

• एव: indeed/alone

• त्रिलोकेशः: Lord of the three worlds

• मूलम्: root, primal source

• परम-दैवतम्: supreme divinity

• ततः: from that/from Him

• संजायते: is born/arises

• सर्वम्: all (that exists)

• तत्र एव: in that alone/there alone

• प्रविलीयते: dissolves/merges back

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya; internal context treats Surya as a manifest form of Pati/Shiva’s cosmic governance)

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

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

It frames a core Linga-Purana vision: the visible cosmic power (Surya) is a sign of the supreme source into which all returns—supporting Linga worship as devotion to the root (mūla) beyond forms.

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

In a Shaiva Siddhanta reading, Surya here functions as an accessible manifestation of Pati’s sovereignty: all origination (sṛṣṭi) and dissolution (pralaya) depend on the one supreme Lord, even when spoken through a solar symbol.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative practice is implied: meditate on the Sun as an outward support (ālambana) to recognize the inner Pati who creates and withdraws the universe—aligning with Pashupata-style inward turning from form to the supreme source.