Shloka 35

Adhyaya 59 — सूर्याद्यभिषेककथनम्

Surya and Related Abhisheka/ Cosmological Determinations

Devanagari script

मार्गशीर्षे भवेन्मित्रः पौषे विष्णुः सनातनः पञ्चरश्मिसहस्राणि वरुणस्यार्ककर्मणि

Transliteration

mārgaśīrṣe bhavenmitraḥ pauṣe viṣṇuḥ sanātanaḥ pañcaraśmisahasrāṇi varuṇasyārkakarmaṇi

Translation

మార్గశీర్ష మాసంలో (సౌరశక్తి) ‘మిత్ర’ రూపంగా ఉంటుంది; పౌషంలో సనాతన ‘విష్ణు’ అధిష్ఠానంగా ఉంటాడు. వరుణుని అర్కకర్మలో (సూర్యకార్యంలో) ఐదు వేల కిరణాలు కార్యనిరతమని చెప్పబడింది.

Word by Word

• मार्गशीर्षे: in (the month of) Mārgaśīrṣa

• भवेत्: becomes/operates as

• मित्रः: Mitra (a solar deity/aspect of Āditya)

• पौषे: in (the month of) Pauṣa

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu (the all-pervading presiding deity)

• सनातनः: eternal

• पञ्च: five

• रश्मि: ray/beam

• सहस्राणि: thousands

• वरुणस्य: of Varuṇa

• अर्ककर्मणि: in the function/operation of the Sun (solar rite/solar activity)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Varuna
• Mitra

FAQs

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

It situates worship within cosmic time (kāla): aligning vrata, japa, and pūjā with monthly divine presidencies reinforces the devotee’s movement from pasha (bondage) toward the order upheld by Pati (Śiva).

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

Though naming solar and Vedic deities, the verse reflects Śiva-tattva as the inner governor of cosmic functions (niyantṛ): the many presiding forms operate within a single, overarching divine order ultimately grounded in Mahādeva’s sovereignty.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Time-aligned observance (kāla-niyama): performing disciplined worship and vows according to the month’s presiding power—supporting Pāśupata-style self-regulation of the pashu through niyama and ritually ordered living.