Shloka 28
Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti
Devanagari script
शिव मोउन्त्स् थे छरिओत् ऋषिभिः स्तूयमानश् च वन्द्यमानश् च बन्दिभिः उपनृत्तश्चाप्सरसां गणैर्नृत्यविशारदैः
Transliteration
Śiva mounts the chariot ṛṣibhiḥ stūyamānaś ca vandyamānaś ca bandibhiḥ upanṛttaścāpsarasāṃ gaṇairnṛtyaviśāradaiḥ
Translation
शिव रथ पर आरूढ़ हुए—ऋषियों द्वारा स्तुत, बन्दियों द्वारा वन्दित; और नृत्य-विशारद अप्सराओं के गण उनके समीप नृत्य करते हुए साथ चले।
Word by Word
ŚivaḥLord Śiva (Pati, the Supreme Lord)
Śivaḥ:
rathamchariot
ratham:
āruroha (āruroha)mounted/ascended
āruroha (āruroha):
ṛṣibhiḥby the seers
ṛṣibhiḥ:
stūyamānaḥbeing praised
stūyamānaḥ:
caand
ca:
vandyamānaḥbeing saluted/revered
vandyamānaḥ:
bandibhiḥby bards/panegyrists
bandibhiḥ:
upanṛttaḥdanced/performed in attendance (around)
upanṛttaḥ:
apsarasāmof the apsarases (celestial nymphs)
apsarasām:
gaṇaiḥby groups/hosts
gaṇaiḥ:
nṛtya-viśāradaiḥexpert in dance.
nṛtya-viśāradaiḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami