Shloka 52
ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्
Devanagari script
सुमेधसे कुलालाय नमस्ते शशिखण्डिने चित्राय चित्रवेषाय चित्रवर्णाय मेधसे
Transliteration
sumedhase kulālāya namaste śaśikhaṇḍine citrāya citraveṣāya citravarṇāya medhase
Translation
অতিমেধাৱী, জগত গঢ়োঁতা কুলাল-স্বৰূপ, শশিখণ্ডধাৰী আপোনাক নমস্কাৰ। আশ্চৰ্য, আশ্চৰ্যবেশধাৰী, নানা বৰ্ণে বিভূষিত, স্বয়ং মেধাস্বৰূপ শিৱ—আপোনাক প্ৰণাম।
Word by Word
su-medhaseto the very wise (of excellent intellect)
su-medhase:
kulālāyato the potter/artisan (world-shaper)
kulālāya:
namas tesalutations to You
namas te:
śaśi-khaṇḍineto Him who bears the crescent moon
śaśi-khaṇḍine:
citrāyato the wondrous/variegated One
citrāya:
citra-veṣāyato Him of wondrous forms/attires
citra-veṣāya:
citra-varṇāyato Him of many colors/manifestations
citra-varṇāya:
medhaseto Intelligence, insight, sacred understanding
medhase:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating a Shiva-stuti within the Linga Purana’s Linga-praise context)