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Shloka 11

प्रलय-तत्त्वलयः, नीललोहित-रुद्रः, अष्टमूर्तिस्तवः, एवं ब्रह्मणो वैराग्यम्

अथार्धमात्रां कल्याणीम् आत्मनः परमेश्वरीम् बुभुजे योगमार्गेण वृद्ध्यर्थं जगतां शिवः

athārdhamātrāṃ kalyāṇīm ātmanaḥ parameśvarīm bubhuje yogamārgeṇa vṛddhyarthaṃ jagatāṃ śivaḥ

फिर शिव ने जगतों की वृद्धि-समृद्धि के लिए योगमार्ग से अपनी ही आत्मस्वरूपा कल्याणी परमेश्वरी—सूक्ष्म अर्धमात्रा शक्ति—से एकत्व किया।

athathen
atha:
ardha-mātrāmthe half-measure, subtle portion/power
ardha-mātrām:
kalyāṇīmauspicious, beneficent
kalyāṇīm:
ātmanaḥof Himself, as His own Self
ātmanaḥ:
parameśvarīmthe Supreme Lady (Parameśvarī)
parameśvarīm:
bubhujeenjoyed/entered into union with
bubhuje:
yoga-mārgeṇaby the path of Yoga (yogic means)
yoga-mārgeṇa:
vṛddhi-arthamfor the sake of increase, expansion
vṛddhi-artham:
jagatāmof the worlds
jagatām:
śivaḥLord Śiva
śivaḥ:

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; describing Shiva’s cosmic act within the creation narrative)