Shloka 17
संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇanam) — “Narration of Sandhyā’s Austerity and Encounter with Śiva”
गगनं भूर्दिशश्चैव सलिलं ज्योतिरेव च । पुनः कालश्च रूपाणि यस्य तुभ्यं नमोस्तु ते
gaganaṃ bhūrdiśaścaiva salilaṃ jyotireva ca | punaḥ kālaśca rūpāṇi yasya tubhyaṃ namostu te
ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์ ผู้ซึ่งเป็นเจ้าของฟ้า แผ่นดิน ทิศทั้งปวง สายน้ำ และหลักแห่งแสงสว่าง อีกทั้งกาลเวลาและรูปทั้งหลายล้วนเป็นของพระองค์ ข้าแต่พระเป็นเจ้า ขอนอบน้อม
Satī (in praise of Lord Śiva)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: गगनं भूर्दिशश्चैव सलिलं ज्योतिरेव च । पुनः कालश्च रूपाणि यस्य तुभ्यं नमोस्तु ते
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It affirms Śiva as the supreme Pati—the substratum of the elements, the directions, light, time, and all manifested forms—guiding the devotee from seeing the world as separate to recognizing all as pervaded and owned by Śiva.
The Liṅga is worshipped as the sign of the formless (nirguṇa) reality that nevertheless manifests as all forms (saguṇa). This verse supports Liṅga-upāsanā by identifying Śiva as both the transcendent ground and the immanent presence within the cosmos.
A practical takeaway is to perform japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while contemplating Śiva as jyoti (inner light) and kāla (time), offering namaskāra with a unified vision that all forms and elements are Śiva’s manifestation.