Adhyaya 78 — Hymn to Surya and the Distribution of Solar Splendour; Genealogy of Vaivasvata and Chaya’s Line
मूर्तामूर्तस्तथा सूक्ष्मः स्थूलरूपस्तथा स्थितः ।
निमेषकाष्ठादिमयः कालरूपः क्षयात्मकः ।
प्रसीद स्वेच्छया रूपं स्वतेजः शमनं कुरु ॥
mūrtāmūrtaḥ tathā sūkṣmaḥ sthūla-rūpas tathā sthitaḥ | nimeṣa-kāṣṭhādi-mayaḥ kāla-rūpaḥ kṣayātmakaḥ | prasīda svecchayā rūpaṃ sva-tejaḥ śamanaṃ kuru ||
汝住于有相与无相,亦住于微细与粗大。汝由自眨眼之刹那(nimeṣa)与迦ṣṭhā等诸时间单位所成;汝即时间本身,其性为消融与坏灭。愿汝垂慈——随汝自愿,示现一相,并平息汝自身的炽光。
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The same divine power that protects also dissolves; acknowledging this fosters humility and right conduct. The prayer models restraint: even divine power is asked to be moderated for cosmic balance.
Touches Sarga (structure of time and manifestation) and Pratisarga (dissolution/renewal), embedded within Carita (the Devi narrative).
Time-units symbolize the deity’s immanence in perception and change. ‘Pacifying one’s own radiance’ points to śakti being self-governed (svātantrya): the absolute can contract/expand manifestation by will.