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Shloka 48

ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्

महासंध्याभ्रवर्णाय चारुदीप्ताय दीक्षिणे नमः कमलहस्ताय दिग्वासाय कपर्दिने

mahāsaṃdhyābhravarṇāya cārudīptāya dīkṣiṇe namaḥ kamalahastāya digvāsāya kapardine

Salam bakti kepada Tuhan yang telah didiksha, berwarna laksana gumpalan awan senja agung, bercahaya indah dan membawa berkah. Salam kepada Dia yang bertangan teratai, sang pertapa Digvasa (berbusana langit), dan Kapardin, pemilik sanggul-jata yang terpilin.

mahā-saṃdhyāthe great twilight (cosmic junction of day and night)
mahā-saṃdhyā:
abhra-varṇāyaof cloud-like complexion
abhra-varṇāya:
cāru-dīptāyato the beautifully radiant one
cāru-dīptāya:
dīkṣiṇeto the consecrated/initiated Lord (bestower of dīkṣā)
dīkṣiṇe:
namaḥsalutations
namaḥ:
kamala-hastāyato the lotus-handed one
kamala-hastāya:
dig-vāsāyato the one clothed by the directions (sky-clad renunciate)
dig-vāsāya:
kapardineto the bearer of a kaparda (matted hair-coil/topknot)
kapardine:

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shiva-stuti within the Linga Purana discourse)