Shloka 5
Adhyaya 45: Rudra as Sarvatma—Seven Lokas, Seven Talas, and the Cosmic Body of Shiva
Devanagari script
सर्वात्मानं महात्मानं महादेवं महेश्वरम् न विजानन्ति संमूढा मायया तस्य मोहिताः
Transliteration
sarvātmānaṃ mahātmānaṃ mahādevaṃ maheśvaram na vijānanti saṃmūḍhā māyayā tasya mohitāḥ
Translation
Aveuglés par sa Māyā, les êtres entièrement égarés ne reconnaissent pas Mahādeva—Maheśvara, la Grande Âme, l’Âtman de tous les êtres—le Pati (Seigneur) au-delà des liens du pāśa.
Word by Word
सर्वात्मानम्the Self of all
सर्वात्मानम्:
महात्मानम्the Great Soul
महात्मानम्:
महादेवम्Mahadeva (the Great God)
महादेवम्:
महेश्वरम्Maheśvara (Supreme Lord)
महेश्वरम्:
नnot
न:
विजानन्तिthey know/recognize
विजानन्ति:
संमूढाःthoroughly deluded
संमूढाः:
माययाby Māyā (veiling power)
मायया:
तस्यof Him
तस्य:
मोहिताःbewildered/enchanted
मोहिताः:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana’s teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)