Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21

सूर्यरश्मिस्वरूपकथनम्

Surya-Rashmi Svarupa Kathana

Devanagari script

सर्वावसुः पुनश्चान्यः स्वराडन्यः प्रकीर्तितः सुषुम्नः सूर्यरश्मिस्तु दक्षिणां राशिम् ऐधयत्

Transliteration

sarvāvasuḥ punaścānyaḥ svarāḍanyaḥ prakīrtitaḥ suṣumnaḥ sūryaraśmistu dakṣiṇāṃ rāśim aidhayat

Translation

Một tia mặt trời khác được tán dương là Sarvāvasu, và một tia khác nữa được gọi là Svarāṭ. Suṣumnā—tia của Thái Dương ấy—làm vững mạnh và sắp đặt lộ trình phương Nam (rāśi), thiết lập vận hành điều hòa theo trật tự.

Word by Word

• सर्वावसुः: Sarvāvasu (name of a solar ray)

• पुनः: again/further

• च: and

• अन्यः: another

• स्वराट्: Svarāṭ (name of a solar ray, ‘self-ruling’)

• अन्यः: another

• प्रकीर्तितः: is proclaimed/celebrated

• सुषुम्नः: Suṣumnā (name of a solar ray)

• सूर्य-रश्मिः: sun-ray

• तु: indeed

• दक्षिणाम्: southern

• राशिम्: course/track/sector (rāśi)

• ऐधयत्: increased/strengthened/caused to flourish

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

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

By describing how the Sun’s rays establish ordered cosmic pathways, the verse supports a key Shaiva view: the Linga signifies Pati (Shiva) as the unseen regulator of ṛta (cosmic order), which devotees honor through disciplined worship and timing of rites.

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

Though Surya is named directly, the Purāṇic frame in the Linga Purana treats such cosmic regulation as functioning under the sovereignty of Pati—Shiva—who empowers and sustains order while remaining transcendent to the moving forces.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It implies alignment with cosmic rhythm—observing auspicious directions and temporal order for worship; yogically, it points to steadiness (niyama) where the pashu disciplines mind and breath to harmonize with the ordered flow established in creation.