Shloka 10

सूर्यरथनिर्णयः (चन्द्रस्य पक्षवृद्धिक्षयविधानम्)

Devanagari script

एकरात्रिं सुराः सर्वे पितृभिस्त्वृषिभिः सह सोमस्य कृष्णपक्षादौ भास्कराभिमुखस्य च

Transliteration

ekarātriṃ surāḥ sarve pitṛbhistvṛṣibhiḥ saha somasya kṛṣṇapakṣādau bhāskarābhimukhasya ca

Translation

سوم کے کرشن پکش کے آغاز میں، سورج رُخ ہو کر، تمام دیوتا پِتروں اور رِشیوں کے ساتھ ایک رات کا ورت ادا کرتے ہیں—یہ پتی شِو کے رِت دھرم کے مطابق مقدّس عمل ہے۔

Word by Word

• ekarātrim: for one night

• surāḥ sarve: all the Devas

• pitṛbhiḥ: with the ancestors (Pitṛs)

• tu: indeed/and

• ṛṣibhiḥ: with the seers

• saha: together with

• somasya: of Soma (the Moon)

• kṛṣṇa-pakṣa-ādau: at the beginning of the dark fortnight

• bhāskara-abhimukhasya: of one who is facing the Sun

• ca: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya; conveying a calendrical/ritual rule)

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Pitrs
• Rishis
• Soma
• Bhaskara (Surya)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Shiva-oriented worship is not only about mantra and offering, but also about kala (right sacred timing) and niyama (discipline): a one-night observance at the start of Krishna Paksha is presented as ritually potent.

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

By highlighting Devas, Pitrs, and Rishis acting in harmony with lunar and solar order, the verse implies Shiva as Pati—the sustaining Lord of ṛta—through whom cosmic rhythms become a means for pashus (souls) to reduce pasha (bondage) via regulated worship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A vrata-like single-night observance (ekarātra) performed at the beginning of the dark fortnight, with the practitioner oriented toward the Sun—suggesting prescribed posture/directionality as part of puja-vidhi rather than an explicit Pashupata yoga technique.