Shloka 44

Adhyaya 61 — ग्रह-नक्षत्र-स्थाननिर्णयः

Cosmic Abodes of Luminaries and the Shaiva Order of Time

Devanagari script

फाल्गुनीषु समुत्पन्नः पूर्वाख्यासु जगद्गुरुः नवार्चिर्लोहिताङ्गश् च प्रजापतिसुतो ग्रहः

Transliteration

phālgunīṣu samutpannaḥ pūrvākhyāsu jagadguruḥ navārcirlohitāṅgaś ca prajāpatisuto grahaḥ

Translation

ఫాల్గునీ నక్షత్రాలలో జన్మించి, పూర్వ వర్ణనలలో ‘జగద్గురు’గా ప్రసిద్ధుడైన—నవార్చి, లోహితాంగ అని పిలువబడే—ఈ గ్రహం ప్రజాపతి పుత్రుడు.

Word by Word

• फाल्गुनीषु: in the (two) Phālgunī nakṣatras

• समुत्पन्नः: arisen, born

• पूर्वाख्यासु: in the earlier tellings/accounts

• जगद्गुरुः: teacher/preceptor of the world

• नवार्चिः: Navārci (name, ‘nine-rayed/with nine flames’)

• लोहिताङ्गः: Lohitāṅga (‘red-limbed/red-bodied’)

• च: and

• प्रजापति-सुतः: son of Prajāpati

• ग्रहः: planet/seizer (graha), cosmic regulator

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Prajapati
• Navarci
• Lohitanga
• Phalguni Nakshatras

FAQs

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

It frames grahas as instruments within Shiva’s (Pati’s) cosmic administration: Linga worship aligns the pashu with Pati, reducing bondage (pāśa) created by karma that grahas help manifest.

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

By implication, Shiva-tattva stands above the grahas: even powerful cosmic ‘seizers’ are born within creation (sṛṣṭi) and function under the supreme Lord who is the true Jagadguru.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Graha-related śānti is suggested indirectly: a Shaiva adherent treats planetary influences as secondary and practices Linga-pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented discipline to transcend karmic constraint.