Shloka 12

हिरण्यपुरवर्णनम्

Description of Hiraṇyapura and the Nivātakavacas

Devanagari script

अत्र भूतपतिर्नाम सर्वभूतमहेश्वर: । भूतये सर्वभूतानामचरत्‌ तप उत्तमम्‌,सर्वभूतमहेश्वर भगवान्‌ भूतनाथने सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंक कल्याणके लिये यहाँ उत्तम तपस्या की थी

Transliteration

atra bhūtapatiḥ nāma sarvabhūtamaheśvaraḥ | bhūtaye sarvabhūtānām acarat tapa uttamam ||

Translation

Nārada said: “Here, the Lord known as Bhūtapati—the great sovereign of all beings—performed the highest austerity for the welfare and flourishing of every creature.”

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• भूतपतिः: lord of beings
• भूतपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नाम: by name / indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम

• सर्वभूतमहेश्वरः: great lord of all beings
• सर्वभूतमहेश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूतमहेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भूतये: for the welfare/prosperity
• भूतये: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूति
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• अचरत्: performed / practiced
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उत्तमम्: excellent, supreme
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Bhūtapati (Śiva)
• Sarvabhūtamaheśvara (epithet of Śiva)