Shloka 20

Adhyaya 59 — सूर्याद्यभिषेककथनम्

Surya and Related Abhisheka/ Cosmological Determinations

Devanagari script

एतेन क्रमयोगेन भूम्यर्धे दक्षिणोत्तरे उदयास्तमने नित्यम् अहोरात्रं विशत्य् अपः

Transliteration

etena kramayogena bhūmyardhe dakṣiṇottare udayāstamane nityam ahorātraṃ viśaty apaḥ

Translation

依此“次第瑜伽”（krama-yoga）的次序，在大地的南北两半，于日出与日落之时，诸水恒常进入昼夜的轮转之中。

Word by Word

• एतेन: by this

• क्रमयोगेन: by the method of ordered sequence (krama-yoga)

• भूम्यर्धे: in the half of the earth/hemisphere

• दक्षिणोत्तरे: southern and northern

• उदयास्तमने: at rising and setting (sunrise and sunset)

• नित्यम्: always, continually

• अहोरात्रम्: day-and-night cycle

• विशति: enters, passes into

• अपः: the waters

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Apah (Waters)

FAQs

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

It frames sunrise and sunset as fixed cosmic junctions (sandhyā) where order prevails—ideal times for Linga-pūjā, since Shiva as Pati is contemplated as the regulator of time, direction, and elemental cycles.

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

Though Shiva is not named, the verse implies an overseeing principle of ṛta (cosmic order): Shiva-tattva as Pati is the intelligible ground that harmonizes hemispheres, time (ahorātra), and elements (apah), while the pashu experiences these rhythms within saṁsāra.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Krama-yoga—practice by ordered sequence—suggests disciplined observance at dawn and dusk (sandhyā), supporting Pāśupata-oriented steadiness (niyama) through regular worship, japa, and contemplation aligned to cosmic transitions.