Shloka 49
Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti
Devanagari script
भवो ऽप्यनेकैः कुसुमैर् गणेशं भक्ष्यैश् च भोज्यैः सुरसैः सुगन्धैः /* आलिङ्ग्य चाघ्राय सुतं तदानीमपूजयत्सर्वसुरेन्द्रमुख्यः
Transliteration
bhavo 'pyanekaiḥ kusumair gaṇeśaṃ bhakṣyaiś ca bhojyaiḥ surasaiḥ sugandhaiḥ /* āliṅgya cāghrāya sutaṃ tadānīmapūjayatsarvasurendramukhyaḥ
Translation
तब भव (शिव) ने भी अनेक पुष्पों तथा सुगंधित, रसपूर्ण भक्ष्य-भोज्य से गणेश की पूजा की। उस समय देवेंद्रों के भी अग्रणी प्रभु ने पुत्र को आलिंगन कर उसके मस्तक को स्नेह से सूँघकर सम्मानित किया।
Word by Word
bhavaḥBhava (Śiva)
bhavaḥ:
apialso/indeed
api:
anekaiḥwith many
anekaiḥ:
kusumaiḥflowers
kusumaiḥ:
gaṇeśamGaṇeśa
gaṇeśam:
bhakṣyaiḥwith edible snacks/sweets
bhakṣyaiḥ:
caand
ca:
bhojyaiḥwith cooked foods/offerings
bhojyaiḥ:
surasaiḥdelicious/tasty
surasaiḥ:
sugandhaiḥfragrant
sugandhaiḥ:
āliṅgyahaving embraced
āliṅgya:
caand
ca:
āghrāyahaving smelled (affectionately)
āghrāya:
sutamthe son
sutam:
tadānīmat that time/then
tadānīm:
apūjayatworshipped/honoured
apūjayat:
sarva-surendra-mukhyaḥthe foremost among all, before whom even Indra and the god-kings are (implied) subordinate
sarva-surendra-mukhyaḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (outer narration; verse describes Shiva’s action)