Shloka 19

Muñjavān on Himavat: Maheśvara’s abode, Śiva-stuti, and sacrificial gold

Chapter 8

Devanagari script

हिरण्यबाहवे राजन्नुग्राय पतये दिशाम्‌ । लेलिहानाय गोष्ठाय सिद्धमन्त्राय वृष्णये

Transliteration

hiraṇyabāhave rājann ugrāya pataye diśām | lelihānāya goṣṭhāya siddhamantrāya vṛṣṇaye

Translation

હે રાજન, દિશાઓના ઉગ્ર સ્વામી હિરણ્યબાહુને (આ અર્પણ) છે; જે જ્વાળાની જેમ પ્રજ્વલિત થાય છે, જે ગોષ્ઠ (ગૌશાળા/પશુવાડા)નો રક્ષક છે, સિદ્ધ મંત્રોથી સમર્થ છે, અને વૃષભ સમ પરાક્રમી છે।

Word by Word

• हिरण्यबाहवे: to the one whose arms are golden
• हिरण्यबाहवे: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्यबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• उग्राय: to the fierce one
• उग्राय: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• पतये: to the lord
• पतये: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• दिशाम्: of the directions
• दिशाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• लेलिहानाय: to the licking/tongue-flickering one (flame-like)
• लेलिहानाय: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लेलिहान
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• गोष्ठाय: to the cowshed/cattle-pen
• गोष्ठाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• सिद्धमन्त्राय: to the one whose mantras are accomplished/effective
• सिद्धमन्त्राय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धमन्त्र
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• वृष्णये: to Vṛṣṇi (a Vṛṣṇi hero/lineage-lord)
• वृष्णये: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्णि
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

Speaker

संवर्त उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Saṃvarta
• King (rājan)
• Hiraṇyabāhu
• Lord of the Directions (pati of diś)
• Goṣṭha (cattle-pen)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse models a ritual-ethical stance: a king’s actions should be aligned with protective cosmic powers and effective sacred speech (siddha-mantra), emphasizing guardianship (especially of cattle/subjects) and the maintenance of order in all quarters.

What is happening in the narrative?

Saṃvarta addresses the king and utters an invocation naming a fierce lord associated with the directions, blazing power, protection of the cattle-pen, and mantra-accomplishment—framing the ongoing rite or counsel in a sacral, protective register.