Shloka 22
Devas Praise Śiva; Gaṇeśa Manifests as Vighneśvara and Receives the Primacy of Worship
Devanagari script
मां च नारायणं वापि ब्रह्माणम् अपि पुत्रक यजन्ति यज्ञैर्वा विप्रैर् अग्रे पूज्यो भविष्यसि
Transliteration
māṃ ca nārāyaṇaṃ vāpi brahmāṇam api putraka yajanti yajñairvā viprair agre pūjyo bhaviṣyasi
Translation
हे पुत्र! चाहे वे मुझे, या नारायण को, अथवा ब्रह्मा को भी—ब्राह्मणों द्वारा कराए गए यज्ञों से पूजें; फिर भी तुम अग्रस्थान में प्रथम पूज्य होगे।
Word by Word
māmme (the speaker-deity)
mām:
caand
ca:
nārāyaṇamNārāyaṇa (Viṣṇu)
nārāyaṇam:
vā apior even/indeed
vā api:
brahmāṇamBrahmā
brahmāṇam:
apialso
api:
putrakaO child/dear son
putraka:
yajantithey worship/sacrifice to
yajanti:
yajñaiḥwith sacrifices
yajñaiḥ:
vāor
vā:
vipraiḥby Brāhmaṇas/learned priests
vipraiḥ:
agrein front/first/foremost
agre:
pūjyaḥworthy of worship/honor
pūjyaḥ:
bhaviṣyasiyou will become
bhaviṣyasi:
Speaker
Shiva (as Pati granting precedence in worship)