Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

दर्दुरैस्तलघातैश् च कच्छपैः पणवैरपि वाद्यमानैर्महायोगा आजग्मुर्देवसंसदम्

Transliteration

darduraistalaghātaiś ca kacchapaiḥ paṇavairapi vādyamānairmahāyogā ājagmurdevasaṃsadam

Translation

À l’approche des grands Yogin, l’assemblée des dieux se remplit d’une musique retentissante—tambours « grenouille » et « tortue », et aussi paṇavas joués à la main—annonçant l’arrivée de bon augure de ceux qui ont accompli le Pāśupata-yoga.

Word by Word

• दर्दुरैः: with dardura-drums (frog-shaped/‘frog’ drums)

• तलघातैः: with time-keeping beats/struck rhythms (lit. ‘striking the tāla’)

• च: and

• कच्छपैः: with kacchapa-drums (turtle-shaped drums)

• पणवैः: with paṇava hand-drums

• अपि: also

• वाद्यमानैः: being played/sounded

• महायोगाः: great yogins, highly accomplished practitioners

• आजग्मुः: came/arrived

• देवसंसदम्: the assembly of the gods

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)