Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

मौहूर्तिकी गतिर्ह्येषा भास्करस्य महात्मनः एतेन गतियोगेन यदा काष्ठां तु दक्षिणाम्

Transliteration

mauhūrtikī gatirhyeṣā bhāskarasya mahātmanaḥ etena gatiyogena yadā kāṣṭhāṃ tu dakṣiṇām

Translation

此即大德日轮按牟呼尔多而行之轨。依此度量之行法，当其抵达南方之“迦什吒”（kāṣṭhā）界限时，时分之推算亦随之而进，显现由主宰帕提（湿婆）所统摄、制御世间的尼耶提之律。

Word by Word

• मौहूर्तिकी: pertaining to a muhūrta (a time-unit)

• गतिः: motion/course

• हि: indeed

• एषा: this

• भास्करस्य: of Bhāskara (the Sun)

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled/noble one

• एतेन: by this

• गतियोगेन: by the method/principle of motion (measured movement)

• यदा: when

• काष्ठाम्: a ‘kāṣṭhā’ (minute time-division/limit)

• तु: indeed/and

• दक्षिणाम्: southern (direction/phase).

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Bhaskara (Surya)

FAQs

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

It grounds Shiva-puja in correct kala (time): the Sun’s measured motion defines muhūrtas, enabling rites to be performed in harmony with cosmic order upheld by Pati (Shiva).

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

By pointing to the lawful, intelligible structure of time, it implies a higher governance: time and celestial motion function as instruments within the Lord’s (Pati’s) order, while the bound soul (pashu) must transcend time-bound limitation (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Kala-suddhi and muhūrta-awareness: aligning japa, vrata, and linga-archana with proper time-divisions; yogically, cultivating disciplined time-consciousness as a support for Pashupata-oriented sadhana.