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Shloka 11

प्रलय-तत्त्वलयः, नीललोहित-रुद्रः, अष्टमूर्तिस्तवः, एवं ब्रह्मणो वैराग्यम्

अथार्धमात्रां कल्याणीम् आत्मनः परमेश्वरीम् बुभुजे योगमार्गेण वृद्ध्यर्थं जगतां शिवः

athārdhamātrāṃ kalyāṇīm ātmanaḥ parameśvarīm bubhuje yogamārgeṇa vṛddhyarthaṃ jagatāṃ śivaḥ

Dann vereinte sich Śiva, zum Wachstum und Gedeihen der Welten, auf dem Pfad des Yoga mit der glückverheißenden höchsten Göttin, die Sein eigenes Selbst ist—der feinen Kraft „ardha-mātrā“, der „Halb-Maß“-Macht.

athathen
atha:
ardha-mātrāmthe half-measure, subtle portion/power
ardha-mātrām:
kalyāṇīmauspicious, beneficent
kalyāṇīm:
ātmanaḥof Himself, as His own Self
ātmanaḥ:
parameśvarīmthe Supreme Lady (Parameśvarī)
parameśvarīm:
bubhujeenjoyed/entered into union with
bubhuje:
yoga-mārgeṇaby the path of Yoga (yogic means)
yoga-mārgeṇa:
vṛddhi-arthamfor the sake of increase, expansion
vṛddhi-artham:
jagatāmof the worlds
jagatām:
śivaḥLord Śiva
śivaḥ:

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; describing Shiva’s cosmic act within the creation narrative)