Shloka 5

Adhyaya 44: Nandikesvara’s Manifestation and Abhisheka; The Rule of Namaskara in Shiva-Nama

Devanagari script

रथैर्नागैर्हयैश्चैव सिंहमर्कटवाहनाः विमानेषु तथारूढा हेमचित्रेषु वै गणाः

Transliteration

rathairnāgairhayaiścaiva siṃhamarkaṭavāhanāḥ vimāneṣu tathārūḍhā hemacitreṣu vai gaṇāḥ

Translation

Les gaṇas de Śiva arrivèrent montés sur des chars, des éléphants et des chevaux ; certains chevauchaient des lions et des singes pour montures. D’autres étaient assis dans des vimānas aériens, éclatants de motifs d’or—ainsi s’avançaient les troupes qui servent le Seigneur, le Pati.

Word by Word

• रथैः: by chariots

• नागैः: by elephants

• हयैः: by horses

• च एव: and also

• सिंहमर्कटवाहनाः: having lions and monkeys as mounts/vehicles

• विमानेषु: in aerial cars (vimānas)

• तथा: likewise

• आरूढाः: mounted/seated

• हेमचित्रेषु: in/among those decorated with golden ornamentation

• वै: indeed

• गणाः: the gaṇas (Shiva’s attendant hosts).

Speaker

Suta Goswami