Shloka 7
Mahādeva’s Boon: Unwavering Bhakti, Tri-functional Cosmos, and the Supratiṣṭhā of Liṅga-Arcā
Devanagari script
देवः प्रदत्तवान् देवाः स्वात्मन्यव्यभिचारिणीम् ब्रह्मणे विष्णवे चैव श्रद्धां शीतांशुभूषणः
Transliteration
devaḥ pradattavān devāḥ svātmanyavyabhicāriṇīm brahmaṇe viṣṇave caiva śraddhāṃ śītāṃśubhūṣaṇaḥ
Translation
चन्द्रभूषण देव (शिव) ने देवताओं को अपने ही स्वरूप में अव्यभिचारिणी श्रद्धा प्रदान की; और वही स्थिर श्रद्धा ब्रह्मा तथा विष्णु को भी दी।
Word by Word
devaḥthe Lord (Śiva)
devaḥ:
pradattavānbestowed, granted
pradattavān:
devāḥto the gods
devāḥ:
sva-ātmaniin His own Self (in Śiva as Pati)
sva-ātmani:
avyabhicāriṇīmunerring, unwavering, not deviating
avyabhicāriṇīm:
brahmaṇeto Brahmā
brahmaṇe:
viṣṇaveto Viṣṇu
viṣṇave:
ca evaand indeed/also
ca eva:
śraddhāmfaith, trust, reverent conviction
śraddhām:
śītāṁśu-bhūṣaṇaḥthe One adorned with the moon (Śiva)
śītāṁśu-bhūṣaṇaḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s account to the sages of Naimisharanya)