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Shloka 86

Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti

मातरः सर्वलोकानां गणानां चैव मातरः भूतानां मातरश्चैव जग्मुर्देवस्य पृष्ठतः

mātaraḥ sarvalokānāṃ gaṇānāṃ caiva mātaraḥ bhūtānāṃ mātaraścaiva jagmurdevasya pṛṣṭhataḥ

Die Mütter aller Welten—ja, die Mütter der Gaṇas und die Mütter aller Wesen—gingen hinter dem Herrn her und folgten seiner Spur.

mātaraḥthe Mothers (Mātṛkās)
mātaraḥ:
sarva-lokānāmof all worlds
sarva-lokānām:
gaṇānāmof the Gaṇas (Śiva’s hosts)
gaṇānām:
ca evaand indeed
ca eva:
bhūtānāmof beings/elemental creatures
bhūtānām:
mātaraḥmothers
mātaraḥ:
ca evaand indeed
ca eva:
jagmuḥwent
jagmuḥ:
devasyaof the Deva (the Lord)
devasya:
pṛṣṭhataḥfrom behind/after, following
pṛṣṭhataḥ:

Suta Goswami