Shloka 28

Adhyaya 73 — त्रिपुरदाहे ब्रह्मस्तवः

Brahmā’s Hymn in the Context of Tripura’s Burning

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा पूर्वमभ्यर्च्य रुद्रं त्रिभुवनेश्वरम् तुष्टाव वाग्भिर् इष्टाभिर् देवदेवं त्रियंबकम्

Transliteration

ityuktvā pūrvamabhyarcya rudraṃ tribhuvaneśvaram tuṣṭāva vāgbhir iṣṭābhir devadevaṃ triyaṃbakam

Translation

Ayant ainsi parlé, il adora d’abord Rudra, le Seigneur des trois mondes ; puis, par des paroles chéries et convenables, il loua Triyambaka, le Dieu des dieux, l’unique Pati qui délivre les paśu des entraves (pāśa).

Word by Word

• इत्युक्त्वा: having spoken thus

• पूर्वम्: first

• अभ्यर्च्य: having duly worshipped/paid reverent homage

• रुद्रम्: Rudra (Shiva)

• त्रिभुवनेश्वरम्: Lord of the three worlds

• तुष्टाव: praised, extolled

• वाग्भिः: with words/speech

• इष्टाभिः: beloved, desired, auspicious

• देवदेवम्: God of gods

• त्रियंबकम्: the Three-eyed One (Shiva)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode to the sages of Naimisharanya)