Shloka 6

सोमवर्णनम्

Graha–Ratha–Aśva Varṇana, Dhruva-Nibaddha Gati, Maṇḍala-Pramāṇa, Graha-Arcana

Devanagari script

यावन्त्यश्चैव ताराश् च तावन्तश्चैव रश्मयः सर्वे ध्रुवनिबद्धाश् च भ्रमन्तो भ्रामयन्ति तम्

Transliteration

yāvantyaścaiva tārāś ca tāvantaścaiva raśmayaḥ sarve dhruvanibaddhāś ca bhramanto bhrāmayanti tam

Translation

جتنے تارے ہیں اتنی ہی اُن کی شعاعیں ہیں۔ وہ سب دھرو سے بندھی ہوئی ہیں؛ خود گردش کرتے ہوئے دھرو کو بھی گویا گردش کرتا ہوا ظاہر کرتی ہیں۔

Word by Word

• yāvantyaḥ: as many as

• ca eva: and indeed

• tārāḥ: stars

• tāvantāḥ: so many

• raśmayaḥ: rays/beams

• sarve: all

• dhruva-nibaddhāḥ: fastened/anchored to Dhruva (the Pole Star)

• ca: and

• bhramantaḥ: revolving/turning

• bhrāmayanti: make (another) turn/appear to turn

• tam: him (Dhruva).

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Dhruva

FAQs

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

It frames the universe as held by an unseen axial order (Dhruva), echoing the Linga as the cosmic pillar (stambha) through which Shiva, the Pati, stabilizes creation—supporting the contemplative basis of Linga-puja.

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

Though Shiva is not named, the verse points to a governing stability behind motion: Shiva-tattva as the immovable ground that enables all movement, with the cosmos functioning through a binding principle (nibandhana) rather than chaos.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is dhāraṇā on steadiness—cultivating dhruvatva (unshakable focus) in Pashupata-oriented yoga, mirroring the fixed axis amid the revolutions of sense and mind.