Shloka 15

सूर्यरश्मिस्वरूपकथनम्

Surya-Rashmi Svarupa Kathana

Devanagari script

तपत्येष द्विजश्रेष्ठास् त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् स एष तेजसां राशिः समस्तः सार्वलौकिकः

Transliteration

tapatyeṣa dvijaśreṣṭhās trailokyaṃ sacarācaram sa eṣa tejasāṃ rāśiḥ samastaḥ sārvalaukikaḥ

Translation

Hỡi bậc tối thượng trong hàng nhị sinh, Quang minh ấy thiêu đốt tam giới, cùng mọi loài động và bất động. Chính đó là toàn khối của mọi vinh quang—viên mãn, vượt khỏi mọi thước đo thế tục.

Word by Word

• तपति (tapati): burns/scorches

• एष (eṣa): this (manifest radiance/tejas)

• द्विजश्रेष्ठाः (dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ): O best among the twice-born (Brahmins)

• त्रैलोक्यम् (trailokyam): the three worlds

• सचराचरम् (sacarācaram): with the moving and the unmoving beings

• सः (saḥ): he/that

• एष (eṣa): this indeed

• तेजसाम् (tejasām): of splendors/fiery energies

• राशिः (rāśiḥ): heap/mass/aggregate

• समस्तः (samastaḥ): entire/complete

• सार्वलौकिकः (sārvalaukikaḥ): beyond/above all worlds

• also: belonging to all worlds (cosmic).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, describing the overwhelming tejas identified with Shiva/Linga-tattva)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga as the overwhelming, world-transcending tejas of Shiva—worship is thus directed to Pati (the Lord) who exceeds all finite forms yet pervades all beings.

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

Shiva is indicated as the total ‘rāśi’ of tejas: not a limited deity among others, but the supra-worldly ground of all cosmic energies, before whom the three worlds appear as contained and outshone.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative focus (dhyāna) on Shiva’s tejas—visualizing the Linga as boundless radiance—supports Pashupata-oriented inner worship, loosening pasha (bondage) for the pashu (soul).