Shloka 70
ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्
Devanagari script
नमो विकृतवेषाय क्रूरायामर्षणाय च अप्रमेयाय गोप्त्रे च दीप्तायानिर्गुणाय च
Transliteration
namo vikṛtaveṣāya krūrāyāmarṣaṇāya ca aprameyāya goptre ca dīptāyānirguṇāya ca
Translation
বিচিত্র বেশধারী, আশ্চর্য বহুরূপ প্রভুকে নমস্কার; ক্রূর—অধর্ম অসহ্যকারী তাঁকে নমঃ। অপরিমেয় রক্ষক-গোপ্তাকে নমঃ; দীপ্ত, এবং গুণাতীত (নির্গুণ) মহেশ্বরকে নমস্কার।
Word by Word
namaḥsalutations
namaḥ:
vikṛta-veṣāyato the One of altered/manifold appearances (protean forms)
vikṛta-veṣāya:
krūrāyato the fierce/terrible One (destroyer of evil)
krūrāya:
amarṣaṇāyato the One who does not tolerate (wrongdoing/insult/adharma)
amarṣaṇāya:
aprameyāyato the immeasurable/incomprehensible One
aprameyāya:
goptreto the protector/guardian
goptre:
dīptāyato the radiant/resplendent One
dīptāya:
nirguṇāyato the One beyond the three guṇas (transcendent Pati)
nirguṇāya:
caand
ca:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn of praise within the Linga Purana’s devotional context)