Shloka 43

Adhyaya 59 — सूर्याद्यभिषेककथनम्

Surya and Related Abhisheka/ Cosmological Determinations

Devanagari script

इत्येतन्मण्डलं शुक्लं भास्वरं सूर्यसंज्ञितम् नक्षत्रग्रहसोमानां प्रतिष्ठायोनिरेव च

Transliteration

ityetanmaṇḍalaṃ śuklaṃ bhāsvaraṃ sūryasaṃjñitam nakṣatragrahasomānāṃ pratiṣṭhāyonireva ca

Translation

ดังนี้วงกลมอันขาวผ่อง สว่างไสว และรุ่งเรืองนี้ เรียกว่า ‘พระอาทิตย์’; เป็นทั้งที่ตั้งมั่นและเป็นครรภ์-แหล่งกำเนิดของนักษัตร ดาวเคราะห์ และโสมะ (พระจันทร์)

Word by Word

• iti: thus

• etat: this

• maṇḍalam: circle/orb/mandala

• śuklam: white, pure, luminous

• bhāsvaram: shining, radiant

• sūrya-saṃjñitam: called/known as the Sun

• nakṣatra: lunar mansions/constellations

• graha: planets/seizers

• somānām: of Soma/the Moon (and lunar principle)

• pratiṣṭhā: foundation, establishment

• yoniḥ: womb, source, matrix

• eva: indeed

• ca: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Soma
• Nakshatras
• Grahas

FAQs

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

It frames cosmic order as a divinely sustained mandala: for a Shaiva devotee, such cosmic supports ultimately rest in Pati (Shiva), so Linga worship aligns the pashu (soul) with the same sustaining principle behind Surya, Soma, and the grahas.

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

Though Surya is named, the Purva-bhaga’s cosmology implies a higher governor: Shiva as Pati is the transcendent ground through which luminous order and time-cycles function, with Surya serving as a manifest support within creation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It supports solar-oriented discipline—japa, dhyāna, and time-keeping for vrata and puja—where the sādhaka harmonizes inner prāṇa and awareness with the cosmic solar rhythm, a practical aid within Shaiva sādhanā.