Shloka 7

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

स एव सुखवत्यां तु निशान्तस्थः प्रदृश्यते अस्तमेति पुनः सूर्यो विभायां विश्वदृग् विभुः

Transliteration

sa eva sukhavatyāṃ tu niśāntasthaḥ pradṛśyate astameti punaḥ sūryo vibhāyāṃ viśvadṛg vibhuḥ

Translation

ณสุขวตี พระองค์ผู้เดียวปรากฏประทับ ณ ปลายราตรี แล้วสุริยะก็ลับอีกครั้ง แต่พระผู้เป็นใหญ่ผู้เห็นทั่วทั้งจักรวาล ผู้แผ่ซ่านทุกแห่ง ยังคงส่องด้วยรัศมีของพระองค์เอง

Word by Word

• स एव: He alone

• सुखवत्याम्: in (the place/city) Sukhavatī

• तु: indeed

• निशान्तस्थः: situated at the end of night (at dawn’s threshold)

• प्रदृश्यते: is seen/appears

• अस्तमेति: goes to setting

• पुनः: again

• सूर्यः: the Sun

• विभायाम्: in/with radiance, by shining

• विश्वदृक्: seer of the universe, all-seeing

• विभुः: the omnipresent, the mighty Lord

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as svayaṃ-prakāśa (self-luminous) reality: even if the physical sun ‘sets,’ the true Light to be worshipped as the Linga’s inner Jyoti is the all-seeing Vibhu.

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

Shiva is indicated as Viśvadṛk (omniscient witness) and Vibhu (all-pervading Pati), whose radiance is not dependent on external luminaries—pointing to the transcendent consciousness that illumines all.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Niśānta-sandhi contemplation: a dawn-threshold dhyāna where the pashu turns inward from changing phenomena (sunrise/sunset) to the steady, witnessing Light of Pati—aligned with Pāśupata-oriented Shiva-darśana.