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

وہ ہزار آنکھوں والا، کشادہ نگاہوں والا ہے؛ وہ سوم ہے، نَکشترَوں کا سادھک و نگہبان۔ وہی چاند اور سورج ہے؛ وہی شنی اور کیتو ہے۔ وہی گرہوں کا تَتّو ہے اور گرہ پتی مانا جاتا ہے۔

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.