Shloka 5

Adhyaya 52: सोमाधारः, पुण्योदानदी, मेरुप्रदक्षिणा, जम्बूद्वीपनववर्षवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

सा ज्योतींष्यनुवर्तन्ती ज्योतिर्गणनिषेविता ताराकोटिसहस्राणां नभसश् च समायुता

Transliteration

sā jyotīṃṣyanuvartantī jyotirgaṇaniṣevitā tārākoṭisahasrāṇāṃ nabhasaś ca samāyutā

Translation

Nàng hòa nhịp cùng các quang thể trên trời, được các chúng hữu tình rực sáng phụng sự. Và cả bầu trời, đầy ắp vô số ức vì sao, cũng đồng hành với nàng.

Word by Word

• सा (sā): she

• ज्योतींषि (jyotīṃṣi): the luminaries/lights (stars, planets)

• अनुवर्तन्ती (anuvartantī): following, moving in accordance with

• ज्योतिर्गण (jyotirgaṇa): the host of radiant beings/celestial luminaries

• निषेविता (niṣevitā): attended, served, surrounded

• ताराकोटिसहस्राणाम् (tārākoṭisahasrāṇām): of thousands of crores of stars

• नभसः (nabhasaḥ): of the sky/firmament

• च (ca): and

• समायुता (samāyutā): joined with, accompanied by, endowed with

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It frames the cosmos as a procession of “lights” around a higher, organizing radiance—supporting the Linga’s symbolism as the supreme Jyoti (Pati) before whom all created luminaries are secondary.

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

By implying a hierarchy of lights: countless stars and luminous hosts attend a greater principle of radiance, echoing Shaiva Siddhanta where Shiva as Pati is the self-luminous consciousness that outshines all manifested brilliance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse is primarily cosmological; as a yogic takeaway, it supports jyoti-dhyāna—contemplating the inner light as a pointer to Shiva beyond pasha (bondage) and the changing “luminaries” of the mind.