Shloka 34

सूर्यरथ-रचना, ध्रुव-प्रेरणा, मास-गणाः च

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

रंभा चाम्भोजवदना रथकृद् ग्रामणीः शुभः रथौजा रथचित्रश् च सुबाहुर्वै रथस्वनः

Transliteration

raṃbhā cāmbhojavadanā rathakṛd grāmaṇīḥ śubhaḥ rathaujā rathacitraś ca subāhurvai rathasvanaḥ

Translation

พระองค์ได้รับการสรรเสริญด้วยนามว่า รัมภา อัมโภชวทนา (พักตร์ดุจดอกบัว) รถกฤต (ผู้สร้างรถศึก) แกรมณี (ผู้นำหมู่คณะ) ผู้เป็นมงคล; ทั้ง รเถาชา รถจิตระ สุพาหุ และรถสฺวะนะ. ด้วยนามเหล่านี้ ปติ (พระศิวะ) ทรงได้รับการสดุดี ผู้ทรงนำปศุที่ถูกพาศะผูกพันให้ข้ามพ้นพันธะ

Word by Word

• रंभा: delightful/enchanting One

• च: and

• अम्भोज-वदना: lotus-faced

• रथ-कृत्: maker of chariots/organizer of conveyances

• ग्रामणीः: leader/commander of a troop or community

• शुभः: auspicious, beneficent

• रथ-ओजा: possessing strength in chariot(-war)/with chariot-might

• रथ-चित्रः: having a wondrous/variegated chariot (or wondrous in chariot-form)

• सु-बाहुः: strong-armed

• वै: indeed

• रथ-स्वनः: whose sound is like a chariot (rumbling/roaring).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

As a segment of the Shiva Sahasranama, this verse supplies epithets used in nāma-japa during Linga-pūjā, focusing on Shiva as Śubha (Auspicious) and Grāmaṇī (Leader), the Pati who protects and guides paśus beyond pāśa.

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

It presents Shiva-tattva as simultaneously beautiful (lotus-faced), beneficent (auspicious), and sovereign in governance (leader of hosts), indicating the Lord’s mastery over both inner order (dharma) and outer forces (battle/energy), characteristic of Pati.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Primary emphasis is on Sahasranama-recitation (nāma-japa) as a Linga-pūjā limb; yogically, meditating on Shiva as the commanding Grāmaṇī supports Pāśupata orientation—turning the paśu’s mind from bondage (pāśa) toward the Lord (Pati).