Shloka 6

सूर्यरथनिर्णयः (चन्द्रस्य पक्षवृद्धिक्षयविधानम्)

Devanagari script

आपूरयन् सुषुम्नेन भागं भागमनुक्रमात् इत्येषा सूर्यवीर्येण चन्द्रस्याप्यायिता तनुः

Transliteration

āpūrayan suṣumnena bhāgaṃ bhāgamanukramāt ityeṣā sūryavīryeṇa candrasyāpyāyitā tanuḥ

Translation

సుషుమ్నా మార్గమున భాగం భాగంగా క్రమానుసారంగా నింపుతూ—ఇలా సూర్యవీర్యముచే చంద్రుని దేహము పోషింపబడి వృద్ధి చెందుతుంది.

Word by Word

• आपूरयन्: filling, saturating

• सुषुम्नेन: through the Suṣumnā (central nāḍī)

• भागं भागम्: portion by portion

• अनुक्रमात्: sequentially, in due order

• इति: thus

• एषा: this

• सूर्यवीर्येण: by the Sun’s vigor/potency

• चन्द्रस्य: of the Moon

• अप्यायिता: nourished, increased, made to wax

• तनुः: body, form

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s teaching to the sages; internal yogic-cosmic explanation)

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Chandra
• Sushumna

FAQs

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

It links outer worship to inner yoga: as the Moon is nourished by the Sun’s power, the devotee (pashu) is strengthened by directing prāṇa through the central channel, making the body-mind fit for steadfast Shiva-bhakti and Linga-upāsanā.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as Pati—the sovereign regulator behind cosmic and subtle processes—by whose ordinance energies circulate and sustain beings; the Sun–Moon dynamic becomes a sign of ordered power (śakti) operating under the Lord.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A nāḍī-centered yogic discipline: guiding prāṇa through Suṣumnā step-by-step (krama), akin to Pāśupata-oriented inner practice where breath and energy are refined to loosen pāśa (bondage).