Shloka 21

अध्याय 91: अरिष्ट-लक्षण, मृत्यु-संस्कार, पाशुपत-धारणा तथा ओङ्कार-उपासना

Devanagari script

सूर्योदये प्रत्युषसि प्रत्यक्षं यस्य वै शिवाः क्रोशन्त्यभिमुखं प्रेत्य स गतायुर्भवेन्नरः

Transliteration

sūryodaye pratyuṣasi pratyakṣaṃ yasya vai śivāḥ krośantyabhimukhaṃ pretya sa gatāyurbhavennaraḥ

Translation

సూర్యోదయ వేళ, ప్రాతఃకాలంలో, ఎవరి ఎదుట శివగణులు ప్రత్యక్షంగా కేకలు వేస్తున్నట్లు వినిపిస్తే, ఆ నరుడు మరణానంతరం ‘గతాయుః’—ఆయుష్షు తీరినవాడు—అని చెప్పబడతాడు।

Word by Word

• सूर्योदये: at sunrise

• प्रत्युषसि: at daybreak/early dawn

• प्रत्यक्षम्: directly, perceptibly

• यस्य: of whom/for whom

• वै: indeed

• शिवाः: the Śivas (Śiva’s gaṇas/attendants)

• क्रोशन्ति: cry out, wail

• अभिमुखम्: facing (him), toward (him)

• प्रेत्य: having died, after death

• सः: he

• गतायुḥ: one whose life-span has gone/ended

• भवेत्: becomes/is

• नरः: man

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It stresses pratyuṣa-kāla (dawn) as a spiritually sensitive time: the devotee should be vigilant and turn to Śiva (Pati) through remembrance and worship, recognizing the fragility of the embodied state (pāśa-bound pashu).

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as sovereign over time and death: even His gaṇas function as agents within the cosmic order, indicating the ripening of karma and the completion of one’s prārabdha (allotted life).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pratyuṣa-smaraṇa—dawn remembrance and disciplined awareness (a Pāśupata-style vigilance)—is implied, prompting one to intensify japa, liṅga-pūjā, and self-examination when subtle signs arise.