Shloka 93

Devanagari script

सूर्यमण्डलसंकाशे विमाने विश्वतोमुखे भ्रातृभिः सहितं दृष्ट्वा ननाम च जहर्ष च

Transliteration

sūryamaṇḍalasaṃkāśe vimāne viśvatomukhe bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitaṃ dṛṣṭvā nanāma ca jaharṣa ca

Translation

เมื่อเห็นพร้อมกับพี่น้องซึ่งวิมานอันหันสู่ทุกทิศ ส่องสว่างดุจดวงอาทิตย์ เขาก็กราบนอบน้อมและปีติยินดีอย่างยิ่ง

Word by Word

• सूर्यमण्डल-संकाशे: resembling the solar disc

• विमाने: in/on the vimāna (celestial aerial chariot)

• विश्वतः-मुखे: having faces in all directions, all-facing

• भ्रातृभिः: with (his) brothers

• सहितम्: accompanied, together

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen

• ननाम: bowed, made obeisance

• च: and

• जहर्ष: rejoiced, thrilled

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the core posture of Linga-worship: darśana leading to namana (humble prostration). In Shaiva Siddhanta, this humility is the opening through which Pati (Shiva) bestows anugraha (grace) upon the pashu, loosening pasha (bondage).

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

By portraying the vimāna as sun-like and “all-facing,” the verse points to Shiva’s all-pervading sovereignty—He is not confined to one direction or form. The radiance suggests His self-luminous consciousness (prakāśa) that becomes the support for revelation and devotion.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The practice implied is namaskāra/prostration as an inner limb of worship and discipline—an embodied surrender that steadies the mind for bhakti and Pashupata-oriented contemplation, preparing the seeker for further puja and mantra-japa.