Shloka 68

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

ग्रहान् निःसृत्य सूर्यात् तु कृत्स्ने नक्षत्रमण्डले चारस्यान्ते विशत्यर्के ध्रुवेण समधिष्ठिता

Transliteration

grahān niḥsṛtya sūryāt tu kṛtsne nakṣatramaṇḍale cārasyānte viśatyarke dhruveṇa samadhiṣṭhitā

Translation

సూర్యుని నుండి నిష్క్రమించిన గ్రహాలు సమస్త నక్షత్రమండలంలో సంచరిస్తాయి; తమ పరిభ్రమణాంతంలో మళ్లీ సూర్యునిలో ప్రవేశిస్తాయి—ధ్రువ (ధ్రువతార) చేత దృఢంగా అధిష్ఠితమై స్థిరపరచబడినవి.

Word by Word

• grahān: the planets

• niḥsṛtya: having gone forth/emerged

• sūryāt: from the Sun

• tu: indeed

• kṛtsne: in the whole/entire

• nakṣatra-maṇḍale: in the circle/sphere of the nakṣatras (lunar mansions)

• cārasya: of the movement/orbit

• ante: at the end

• viśati: enters

• arke: into Arka (the Sun)

• dhruveṇa: by Dhruva (Pole Star)

• sam-adhiṣṭhitā: firmly presided over/regulated

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological teaching within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Dhruva
• Grahas
• Nakshatras

FAQs

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

It frames the cosmos as an ordered system—planets returning to the Sun under Dhruva’s governance—supporting Linga worship as reverence to Shiva as Pati, the immovable axis and regulator behind all celestial cycles.

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

By implying a stable, presiding principle that holds movement in order: just as Dhruva steadies the grahas, Shiva-tattva is the unwavering ground (dhruva-svarūpa) that upholds niyati (cosmic law) and guides the pashu through pasha-bound cycles toward liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to discipline through rhythm and order—useful for Pashupata-oriented practice such as timing japa, vrata, and puja with solar/lunar cycles, training the mind to mirror cosmic steadiness (dhruvatā) in Shiva-smarana.