Shloka 93

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

ज्येष्ठः सर्वेश्वरः सौम्यो महाविष्णुतनुः स्वयम् आर्यः सेनापतिः साक्षाद् गहनो मखमर्दनः

Transliteration

jyeṣṭhaḥ sarveśvaraḥ saumyo mahāviṣṇutanuḥ svayam āryaḥ senāpatiḥ sākṣād gahano makhamardanaḥ

Translation

Ia adalah Yang Tertua, Penguasa segala, lembut dan membawa berkah. Ia sendiri berwujud Mahāviṣṇu; mulia, patut dihormati, panglima sejati. Hakikatnya tak terselami, penunduk keangkuhan yajña—Pati.

Word by Word

• ज्येष्ठः: the eldest, primordial

• सर्वेश्वरः: Lord of all, supreme ruler

• सौम्यः: gentle, auspicious, benevolent

• महाविष्णुतनुः: having the body/form of Mahāviṣṇu (unity of Shiva and Vishnu)

• स्वयम्: Himself, directly

• आर्यः: noble, venerable, righteous

• सेनापतिः: commander of armies/hosts (leader of gaṇas and divine forces)

• साक्षात्: directly, manifestly, in person

• गहनः: deep, unfathomable, mysterious

• मखमर्दनः: destroyer/crusher of sacrifice (i.e., the arrogance or limitation of ritual, and the breaker of obstructive rites)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva-Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)