Shloka 4

विष्णुरुवाच—एकाक्षर-प्रणव-लिङ्ग-व्याप्ति-शिवस्तोत्रम्

Devanagari script

वामाय वामदेवाय वरदायामृताय ते अघोरायातिघोराय सद्योजाताय रंहसे

Transliteration

vāmāya vāmadevāya varadāyāmṛtāya te aghorāyātighorāya sadyojātāya raṃhase

Translation

আপোনালৈ নমস্কাৰ—সুন্দৰ (বাম) বামদেৱলৈ; বৰদাতা, অমৃতস্বৰূপলৈ। অঘোৰ আৰু অতিঘোৰলৈ, আৰু দ্ৰুতকাৰ্য সদ্যোজাতলৈ প্ৰণাম।

Word by Word

• वामाय: to the beautiful/auspicious One

• वामदेवाय: to Vāmadeva (the auspicious form of Shiva)

• वरदाय: to the boon-giver

• अमृताय: to the immortal/nectar-like One

• ते: to You

• अघोराय: to Aghora (the non-terrifying, benevolent form)

• अतिघोराय: to Ati-ghora (the supremely awe-inspiring/terrible form)

• सद्योजाताय: to Sadyojāta (the immediately-born aspect of Shiva)

• रंहसे: to the swift/rapid-acting One (who quickly bestows results)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn/praise embedded in the Purva-Bhaga narrative)