Shloka 33

Adhyaya 59 — सूर्याद्यभिषेककथनम्

Surya and Related Abhisheka/ Cosmological Determinations

Devanagari script

चैत्रे मासि भवेदंशुर् धाता वैशाखतापनः ज्येष्ठे मासि भवेदिन्द्र आषाढे चार्यमा रविः

Transliteration

caitre māsi bhavedaṃśur dhātā vaiśākhatāpanaḥ jyeṣṭhe māsi bhavedindra āṣāḍhe cāryamā raviḥ

Translation

చైత్ర మాసంలో సూర్యుడు అంశు-రూపంగా కార్యం చేస్తాడు; వైశాఖంలో ధాతా—తాపాన్ని ప్రసాదించేవాడు; జ్యేష్ఠంలో ఇంద్రుడు; ఆషాఢంలో అర్యమా—దీప్తిమంతుడైన రవి—నియత శక్తులతో కాలాన్ని నియమించి లోకాలను పోషిస్తాడు.

Word by Word

• चैत्रे मासि: in the month of Caitra

• भवेत्: becomes/functions as

• अंशुः: Aṁśu (a solar name/form)

• धाता: Dhātā (the sustainer/ordainer, a solar form)

• वैशाख-तापनः: the heat-causing one in Vaiśākha

• ज्येष्ठे मासि: in the month of Jyeṣṭha

• भवेत् इन्द्रः: becomes Indra (as a governing power)

• आषाढे: in Āṣāḍha

• च: and

• आर्यमा: Aryamā (a solar deity/form)

• रविः: Ravi, the Sun

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana tradition to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Ravi)
• Dhata
• Indra
• Aryaman
• Amshu

FAQs

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

It links worship to kāla (sacred time): the Sun’s monthly forms regulate seasons and ritual timing, helping the devotee perform Shiva-puja in harmony with cosmic order.

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

By showing ordered governance through named powers of the Sun, it implies Shiva as Pati—the transcendent Lord—under whom cosmic functions (including time and heat) operate as regulated manifestations.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Observance of month-based discipline—choosing vrata, dana, and puja timings by seasonal heat and solar governance—supporting Pashupata-style self-regulation of the pashu (individual soul) under kāla.