Shloka 9

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

यदापराह्णस्त्वाग्नेय्यां पूर्वाह्णो नैरृते द्विजाः तदा त्वपररात्रश् च वायुभागे सुदारुणः

Transliteration

yadāparāhṇastvāgneyyāṃ pūrvāhṇo nairṛte dvijāḥ tadā tvapararātraś ca vāyubhāge sudāruṇaḥ

Translation

โอทวิชะทั้งหลาย เมื่อยามบ่ายปรากฏในทิศอาคเนย์ และยามเช้าปรากฏในทิศไนรฤติ เมื่อนั้นแม้ยามปลายราตรีในส่วนแห่งวายุย่อมสยดสยองยิ่ง นี่เป็นนิมิตร้ายแห่งความวิปริตของกาลและทิศ

Word by Word

• yadā: when

• aparāhṇaḥ: the afternoon

• tu: indeed

• āgneyyām: in the Agni-quarter (south-east)

• pūrvāhṇaḥ: the forenoon

• nairṛte: in the Nirṛti-quarter (south-west)

• dvijāḥ: O twice-born (Brāhmaṇas)

• tadā: then

• tu: indeed

• apararātraḥ: the latter part of the night

• ca: and

• vāyubhāge: in the region/quarter of Vāyu (north-west)

• sudāruṇaḥ: extremely dreadful/terrible

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni
• Vayu
• Nirriti

FAQs

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

It frames cosmic disorder (time appearing in wrong directions) as a warning sign, implying the need for Śiva-śaraṇāgati and Linga-centered worship to restore dharma and loosen pāśa (bondage) on the pashu.

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

By implication, Śiva is Pati—the stabilizing Lord beyond disordered kāla (time) and dik (direction). When worldly measures become inverted, the verse points to the transcendent refuge of Shiva-tattva as the ground of order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nimitta-śānti is suggested: propitiation of Śiva through Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, and Pāśupata-oriented discipline to counter inauspicious portents and re-establish sattva and dharmic alignment.