Shloka 21

Upamanyu’s Tapas, Shiva’s Indra-Form Test, and the Bestowal of Kshiroda and Gaṇapatya

Devanagari script

प्रणम्याहुस्तु तत्सर्वे हरये देवसत्तमाः श्रुत्वा तेषां तदा वाक्यं भगवान्पुरुषोत्तमः

Transliteration

praṇamyāhustu tatsarve haraye devasattamāḥ śrutvā teṣāṃ tadā vākyaṃ bhagavānpuruṣottamaḥ

Translation

S’étant inclinés, tous ces meilleurs des dieux s’adressèrent à Hari. Alors le Seigneur bienheureux, le Suprême Personne (Puruṣottama), ayant entendu leurs paroles, (s’apprêta à répondre).

Word by Word

• प्रणम्य: having bowed, having paid obeisance

• आहुः: they said/spoke

• तु: indeed/then

• तत्: that (speech/matter)

• सर्वे: all

• हरये: to Hari (Vishnu)

• देवसत्तमाः: the best of the gods

• श्रुत्वा: having heard

• तेषाम्: of them

• तदा: then

• वाक्यम्: words, statement

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• पुरुषोत्तमः: the Supreme Person

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the scene; internal dialogue attributed to the Devas addressing Hari)