Shloka 61

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

सहस्राक्षो विशालाक्षः सोमो नक्षत्रसाधकः चन्द्रः सूर्यः शनिः केतुर् ग्रहो ग्रहपतिर्मतः

Transliteration

sahasrākṣo viśālākṣaḥ somo nakṣatrasādhakaḥ candraḥ sūryaḥ śaniḥ ketur graho grahapatirmataḥ

Translation

พระองค์ทรงเป็นผู้มีพันเนตร ผู้มีเนตรกว้างใหญ่ ทรงเป็นโสม ผู้สำเร็จและกำกับนักษัตรทั้งหลาย ทรงเป็นจันทร์และสุริยะ ทรงเป็นเสาร์และเกตุ ทรงเป็นตัตตวะแห่งเหล่าครหะ และทรงได้รับการยกย่องว่าเป็นครหปติ ผู้เป็นนายแห่งดาวเคราะห์ทั้งปวง।

Word by Word

• सहस्राक्षः: thousand-eyed (all-seeing)

• विशालाक्षः: wide-eyed, vast in vision

• सोमः: Soma, lunar divinity/nectar principle

• नक्षत्रसाधकः: accomplisher/regulator of the nakṣatras (lunar mansions), establisher of their order

• चन्द्रः: the Moon

• सूर्यः: the Sun

• शनिः: Saturn

• केतुः: Ketu (lunar node/comet-like graha)

• ग्रहः: the graha principle, cosmic seizer/influencer

• ग्रहपतिः: lord of the grahas

• मतः: is held/considered (to be).

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Soma
• Chandra
• Surya
• Shani
• Ketu

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as Grahapati—the supreme Pati who rules the grahas and nakshatras—so Linga-puja is presented as worship of the highest regulator of cosmic influences, not merely a remedy within them.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as all-seeing (sahasrākṣa), all-pervading order (nakṣatra-sādhaka), and sovereign mastery (graha-pati) over forces that bind the pashu through pasha—indicating His supremacy over fate-like determinants.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports a Shaiva approach where graha-related afflictions are transcended by centering worship and japa on Shiva’s names (Sahasranama) and stabilizing the mind in Pashupata-oriented devotion to the Pati rather than fear of planetary forces.