Shloka 63

सूर्यरथ-रचना, ध्रुव-प्रेरणा, मास-गणाः च

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

त्वष्टा विष्णुर्जमदग्निर् विश्वामित्रस्तथैव च काद्रवेयौ तथा नागौ कम्बलाश्वतरावुभौ

Transliteration

tvaṣṭā viṣṇurjamadagnir viśvāmitrastathaiva ca kādraveyau tathā nāgau kambalāśvatarāvubhau

Translation

应忆念：工巧神特瓦什特里、毗湿奴、阇摩达格尼，以及毗湿瓦密多；并有迦德罗维耶的两位那伽——甘婆罗与阿湿瓦多罗——同列于此神圣名目之中。

Word by Word

• त्वष्टा (tvaṣṭā): Tvaṣṭṛ, the divine artisan

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ): Viṣṇu

• जमदग्निः (jamadagniḥ): the sage Jamadagni

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ): the sage Viśvāmitra

• तथा एव च (tathaiva ca): and likewise

• काद्रवेयौ (kādraveyau): the two descendants of Kadru (serpent lineage)

• तथा (tathā): also

• नागौ (nāgau): the two Nāgas/serpents

• कम्बल (kambala): Kambala (a Nāga name)

• अश्वतर (aśvatara): Aśvatara (a Nāga name)

• उभौ (ubhau): both

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; listing within a sacred name/lineage enumeration)

Characters & Entities

• Tvastr (Tvashtri)
• Vishnu
• Jamadagni
• Vishvamitra
• Kadru
• Nagas
• Kambala
• Ashvatara

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Linga-centered remembrance is universal: devas, rishis, and even Nāga beings are included in the sacred enumeration, pointing to the Linga as the sign of Pati who pervades all orders of existence.

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

By placing diverse cosmic figures side by side, it implies Shiva-tattva as the inner sovereignty (Pati) that encompasses and transcends categories—deva, ṛṣi, and nāga—while sustaining them within one sacred order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is nāma-smaraṇa (recollection through sacred listing) as an aid to Pashupata orientation—training the mind to see all beings as held in the Lord’s domain rather than as separate, binding identities of the pashu.