Shloka 19
Muñjavān on Himavat: Maheśvara’s abode, Śiva-stuti, and sacrificial gold
Chapter 8
हिरण्यबाहवे राजन्नुग्राय पतये दिशाम् । लेलिहानाय गोष्ठाय सिद्धमन्त्राय वृष्णये
hiraṇyabāhave rājann ugrāya pataye diśām | lelihānāya goṣṭhāya siddhamantrāya vṛṣṇaye
हे राजन्, हिरण्यबाहु—दिशाओं के उग्र स्वामी—को (यह अर्पण) है; जो दहकता हुआ प्रकट होता है, जो गोष्ठ (गौशाला/पशुधन-स्थान) का रक्षक है, सिद्ध मन्त्रों से समर्थ है, और वृषभ-तुल्य पराक्रमी है।
संवर्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models a ritual-ethical stance: a king’s actions should be aligned with protective cosmic powers and effective sacred speech (siddha-mantra), emphasizing guardianship (especially of cattle/subjects) and the maintenance of order in all quarters.
Saṃvarta addresses the king and utters an invocation naming a fierce lord associated with the directions, blazing power, protection of the cattle-pen, and mantra-accomplishment—framing the ongoing rite or counsel in a sacral, protective register.