Shloka 18

Varaha-Pradurbhava Context: Prahlada’s Bhakti, Narasimha’s Ugra-Form, and Shiva’s Sharabha Intervention

Devanagari script

नादैस्तस्य नृसिंहस्य घोरैर्वित्रासितं जगत् आ ब्रह्मभुवनाद् विप्राः प्रचचाल च सुव्रताः

Transliteration

nādaistasya nṛsiṃhasya ghorairvitrāsitaṃ jagat ā brahmabhuvanād viprāḥ pracacāla ca suvratāḥ

Translation

Oleh raungan dahsyat Narasiṃha itu, seluruh jagat diliputi ketakutan; wahai para brahmana yang ber-tapa suci, bahkan dari alam Brahmā pun mereka terguncang dan bergerak gelisah.

Word by Word

• नादैः: by the sounds/roars

• तस्य: of that

• नृसिंहस्य: of Narasiṃha

• घोरैः: dreadful, terrifying

• वित्रासितम्: frightened, made to tremble

• जगत्: the world, cosmos

• आ: up to, as far as

• ब्रह्मभुवनात्: from the world/abode of Brahmā

• विप्राः: brāhmaṇas, seers

• प्रचचाल: moved, trembled, was disturbed

• च: and

• सुव्रताः: O those of good vows (address to the sages)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)