Shloka 2

Adhyaya 44: Nandikesvara’s Manifestation and Abhisheka; The Rule of Namaskara in Shiva-Nama

Devanagari script

त्रिनेत्राश् च महात्मानस् त्रिदशैरपि वन्दिताः कोटिकालाग्निसंकाशा जटामुकुटधारिणः

Transliteration

trinetrāś ca mahātmānas tridaśairapi vanditāḥ koṭikālāgnisaṃkāśā jaṭāmukuṭadhāriṇaḥ

Translation

Mereka adalah mahātmā bermata tiga, dihormati bahkan oleh para dewa tiga puluh tiga. Mereka bercahaya laksana berjuta-juta api pralaya, dan mengenakan mahkota jata (rambut gimbal suci).

Word by Word

• त्रिनेत्राः: three-eyed

• च: and

• महात्मानः: great-souled beings

• त्रिदशैः: by the thirty (and three) gods (the Devas)

• अपि: even

• वन्दिताः: worshipped, revered

• कोटि: a crore (ten million)

• कालाग्नि: the fire of Time / the cosmic fire of dissolution

• संकाशाः: resembling, radiant like

• जटा: matted hair

• मुकुट: crown/diadem

• धारिणः: bearers, wearers

Speaker

Suta Goswami