Shloka 20
Muñjavān on Himavat: Maheśvara’s abode, Śiva-stuti, and sacrificial gold
Chapter 8
पशूनां पतये चैव भूतानां पतये नमः । वृषाय मातृभक्ताय सेनान्ये मध्यमाय च
paśūnāṁ pataye caiva bhūtānāṁ pataye namaḥ | vṛṣāya mātṛbhaktāya senānye madhyamāya ca
Saṃvarta dijo: «Homenaje al Señor del ganado y asimismo al Señor de todos los seres; homenaje al Toro (emblema del dharma), a Aquel devoto de la Madre, al divino Comandante de las huestes, y al que permanece en el centro (el regidor interior).»
संवर्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that dharmic life is rooted in reverence for the divine protector of all beings—one who sustains life (as lord of creatures), embodies righteousness (as the Bull of dharma), honors the Mother principle, leads and orders forces (as commander), and abides within as the central guide (madhyama).
Saṁvarta is offering a sequence of salutations—an invocation that strings together divine epithets. The narrative function is to sanctify the moment through praise, aligning the forthcoming action with cosmic guardianship, righteous order, and inner restraint.