Shloka 92

Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti

Devanagari script

सितातपत्रं रत्नांशुमिश्रितं परमेष्ठिनः यथोदये शशाङ्कस्य भात्यखण्डं हि मण्डलम्

Transliteration

sitātapatraṃ ratnāṃśumiśritaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ yathodaye śaśāṅkasya bhātyakhaṇḍaṃ hi maṇḍalam

Translation

परमेष्ठिनः श्वेतं छत्रं रत्नांशुसंमिश्रितं द्योतते। यथा शशाङ्कोदयकाले अखण्डं मण्डलं पूर्णं प्रभासते, तथा तत् छत्रं विराजते।

Word by Word

• सितातपत्रम्: white parasol/royal canopy

• रत्नांशु-मिश्रितम्: blended with jewel-rays, gem-splendour suffused

• परमेष्ठिनः: of Parameṣṭhin (the Supreme Lord

• यथा: just as

• उदये: at the rising/appearance

• शशाङ्कस्य: of the moon

• भाति: shines, appears resplendent

• अखण्डम्: unbroken, entire

• हि: indeed

• मण्डलम्: disk/orb, circle (luminous sphere).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Parameṣṭhin

FAQs

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

It presents the Lord’s manifestation as an “unbroken orb” of splendor—supporting the Śaiva idea that the Liṅga signifies the undivided, formless Pati whose light is reflected in ritual emblems (like the royal canopy) during worship.

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

By stressing “akhaṇḍa maṇḍala” (an unbroken sphere), the verse points to the Supreme as indivisible and complete—Shiva as Pati, the integral Reality whose radiance is not fragmented by the pasha-bound limitations of the pashu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritually, it implies auspicious upacāras (honorific offerings) and visual contemplation of divine radiance; yogically, it supports dhyāna on the Lord as an undivided light (akhaṇḍa-tejas), aligning the pashu toward liberation through Pāśupata-oriented inner focus.