Shloka 9

Adhyaya 79 — Bhakti-Mahima and Linga-Archana-Vidhi

Condensed Ritual Sequence

Devanagari script

श्रद्धया सकृदेवापि समभ्यर्च्य महेश्वरम् रुद्रलोकमनुप्राप्य रुद्रैः सार्धं प्रमोदते

Transliteration

śraddhayā sakṛdevāpi samabhyarcya maheśvaram rudralokamanuprāpya rudraiḥ sārdhaṃ pramodate

Translation

শ্ৰদ্ধাৰে একবাৰ মাত্ৰ মহেশ্বৰক সম্যক অর্চনা কৰিলেও জীৱ ৰুদ্ৰলোক লাভ কৰে; ৰুদ্ৰলোকে গৈ ৰুদ্ৰগণৰ সৈতে আনন্দিত হয়।

Word by Word

• श्रद्धया: with faith

• सकृत्: once

• एवापि: even indeed

• समभ्यर्च्य: having duly worshipped

• महेश्वरम्: Maheśvara (the Supreme Lord, Pati)

• रुद्रलोकम्: Rudra’s world/realm

• अनुप्राप्य: having attained/reached

• रुद्रैः: with the Rudras

• सार्धम्: together with

• प्रमोदते: rejoices, delights

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)