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Shloka 14

Devas Praise Śiva; Gaṇeśa Manifests as Vighneśvara and Receives the Primacy of Worship

आदाय च कराभ्यां च सुसुखाभ्यां भवः स्वयम् आलिङ्ग्याघ्राय मूर्धानं महादेवो जगद्गुरुः

ādāya ca karābhyāṃ ca susukhābhyāṃ bhavaḥ svayam āliṅgyāghrāya mūrdhānaṃ mahādevo jagadguruḥ

तब भव ने स्वयं अपने अति कोमल दोनों हाथों से उसे उठाया। जगद्गुरु महादेव ने आलिंगन कर उसके मस्तक का चुम्बन/सुगंध-ग्रहण किया और स्नेहपूर्ण अनुग्रह दिया।

ādāyahaving taken (close)
ādāya:
caand
ca:
karābhyāmwith (both) hands
karābhyām:
susukhābhyāmvery gentle/comforting
susukhābhyām:
bhavaḥBhava (Śiva)
bhavaḥ:
svayamHimself
svayam:
āliṅgyahaving embraced
āliṅgya:
āghrāyahaving smelled (kissed, inhaled the fragrance of)
āghrāya:
mūrdhānamthe head/crown of the head
mūrdhānam:
mahādevaḥMahādeva (the Great God)
mahādevaḥ:
jagadguruḥteacher/guru of the world(s)
jagadguruḥ:

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