Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

ततो निशम्य वचनं मुनेः कुपितवत्प्रभुः प्राह सव्यग्रमीशानः शक्ररूपधरः स्वयम्

Transliteration

tato niśamya vacanaṃ muneḥ kupitavatprabhuḥ prāha savyagramīśānaḥ śakrarūpadharaḥ svayam

Translation

Alors, entendant les paroles du sage, le Seigneur—Īśāna lui-même, ayant pris la forme de Śakra—parla comme s’il était courroucé, le visage troublé.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then

• niśamya: having heard

• vacanam: the statement/words

• muneḥ: of the sage

• kupita-vat: as if enraged

• prabhuḥ: the Lord, sovereign

• prāha: said/spoke

• sa-vyagram: with agitation/with a perturbed expression

• īśānaḥ: Īśāna (Shiva as Lord)

• śakra-rūpa-dharaḥ: bearer of the form of Śakra (Indra)

• svayam: Himself

Speaker

Suta (narrator), reporting Īśāna (Shiva) speaking while disguised as Śakra/Indra