Shloka 58

ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्

Devanagari script

सर्वभूतात्मभूताय सर्वेशातिशयाय च पुरघ्नाय सुशस्त्राय धन्विने ऽथ परश्वधे

Transliteration

sarvabhūtātmabhūtāya sarveśātiśayāya ca puraghnāya suśastrāya dhanvine 'tha paraśvadhe

Translation

সকল ভূতের অন্তরাত্মা-স্বরূপ প্রভুকে নমঃ। সকল ঈশ্বরকে অতিক্রমকারী মহেশ্বরকে নমঃ। ত্রিপুরঘ্নকে নমঃ। সুসজ্জিত শস্ত্রধারীকে নমঃ—ধনুর্ধর ও পরশুধারীকে নমঃ॥

Word by Word

• सर्वभूत-आत्म-भूताय: to the One who is the Self of all beings

• सर्वेश-अतिशयाय: to the One who excels/surpasses all lords

• च: and

• पुरघ्नाय: to the slayer of the (three) forts (Tripura)

• सुशस्त्राय: to the well-armed, excellently weaponed

• धन्विने: to the bow-bearer

• अथ: also/indeed

• परश्वधे: to the axe-bearer (Paraśu-dhara)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shiva-stuti within the Linga Purana discourse)