Shloka 122

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

सर्वाङ्गरूपी मायावी सुहृदो ह्यनिलो बलः बन्धनो बन्धकर्ता च सुबन्धनविमोचनः

Transliteration

sarvāṅgarūpī māyāvī suhṛdo hyanilo balaḥ bandhano bandhakartā ca subandhanavimocanaḥ

Translation

He whose form is all-encompassing, the wielder of Māyā, the benevolent friend; He is the Wind and the very Power. He is the Bond and the maker of bondage—and He is also the liberator who releases beings from even the most firmly fastened fetters.

Word by Word

• सर्वाङ्गरूपी: all-formed, pervading every limb/form

• मायावी: wielder of māyā, master of divine concealment

• सुहृदः: well-wisher, true friend

• हि: indeed

• अनिलः: wind, vital air (prāṇa)

• बलः: strength, power

• बन्धनः: bondage, fetter

• बन्धकर्ता: maker/author of bondage

• च: and

• सुबन्धन: strong/tight bondage, well-fastened fetter

• विमोचनः: releaser, liberator

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)