Shloka 52
ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्
Devanagari script
सुमेधसे कुलालाय नमस्ते शशिखण्डिने चित्राय चित्रवेषाय चित्रवर्णाय मेधसे
Transliteration
sumedhase kulālāya namaste śaśikhaṇḍine citrāya citraveṣāya citravarṇāya medhase
Translation
Salutations to You, the supremely wise; to You, the divine Potter who fashions the worlds; salutations to the One crowned with the moon. Homage to You, wondrous, who assume wondrous forms and vestures, whose hues are manifold—O Intelligence itself, accept my reverence.
Word by Word
su-medhaseto the very wise (of excellent intellect)
su-medhase:
kulālāyato the potter/artisan (world-shaper)
kulālāya:
namas tesalutations to You
namas te:
śaśi-khaṇḍineto Him who bears the crescent moon
śaśi-khaṇḍine:
citrāyato the wondrous/variegated One
citrāya:
citra-veṣāyato Him of wondrous forms/attires
citra-veṣāya:
citra-varṇāyato Him of many colors/manifestations
citra-varṇāya:
medhaseto Intelligence, insight, sacred understanding
medhase:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating a Shiva-stuti within the Linga Purana’s Linga-praise context)