Shloka 42
ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्
Devanagari script
नमस्ते वक्रकेशाय ऊरुवक्षःशिखाय च नमो नमः सुवर्णाय तपनीयनिभाय च
Transliteration
namaste vakrakeśāya ūruvakṣaḥśikhāya ca namo namaḥ suvarṇāya tapanīyanibhāya ca
Translation
Ehrerbietung Dir, dessen verfilzte Locken wundersam gekrümmt sind; Ehrerbietung auch Dir, dessen Brust erhaben und strahlend ist. Immer wieder verneige ich mich vor Dir—golden an Glanz, gleich geläutertem, loderndem Gold.
Word by Word
नमस् ते (namas te)salutation to You
नमस् ते (namas te):
वक्र-केशाय (vakra-keśāya)to the One with curved/twisted hair (matted locks)
वक्र-केशाय (vakra-keśāya):
ऊरु-वक्षः (ūru-vakṣaḥ)having a broad/lofty chest
ऊरु-वक्षः (ūru-vakṣaḥ):
शिखाय च (śikhāya ca)and to the One with a crest/topknot (śikhā) / crowned radiance
शिखाय च (śikhāya ca):
नमो नमः (namo namaḥ)repeated obeisance, again and again
नमो नमः (namo namaḥ):
सुवर्णाय (suvarṇāya)to the golden One, of radiant hue
सुवर्णाय (suvarṇāya):
तपनीय-निभाय (tapanīya-nibhāya)resembling refined gold (heated and purified), blazing like pure gold
तपनीय-निभाय (tapanīya-nibhāya):
च (ca)and
च (ca):
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating a received Shiva-stuti within the Adhyaya’s discourse)