Shloka 5

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

दक्षिणप्रक्रमे भानुः क्षिप्तेषुरिव धावति ज्योतिषां चक्रमादाय सततं परिगच्छति

Transliteration

dakṣiṇaprakrame bhānuḥ kṣipteṣuriva dhāvati jyotiṣāṃ cakramādāya satataṃ parigacchati

Translation

在太阳南行之时，婆奴（太阳神）如离弦之箭疾驰；执持众光明之轮，恒常环行不息——在主宰帕提（湿婆）的统摄下，维系既定的宇宙律动。

Word by Word

• दक्षिणप्रक्रमे: in the southern progression (dakṣiṇāyana)

• भानुः: the Sun (Bhānu)

• क्षिप्तेषुरिव: like a discharged arrow

• धावति: runs, speeds

• ज्योतिषाम्: of the luminaries (planets/stars)

• चक्रम्: the wheel, cycle

• आदाय: having taken up, bearing

• सततम्: constantly

• परिगच्छति: goes around, circumambulates, traverses

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Bhanu)

FAQs

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

It frames the Sun’s motion as a divinely upheld cycle, encouraging devotees to align Linga-puja with sacred time (kāla) and seasonal rites, seeing Śiva as the inner regulator of all cosmic movements.

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

Though Śiva is not named directly, the verse implies an ordered, sustained cosmic circuit—pointing to Shiva-tattva as Pati, the sovereign principle that governs kāla and the revolutions of the jyotis while remaining transcendent.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Seasonal observances and time-conscious worship are implied—vratas, dana, and Linga-archana performed with awareness of dakṣiṇāyana; yogically, it hints at Pāśupata discipline that loosens the pasha of time by steady contemplation of the Lord beyond cycles.