Shloka 13

Muñjavān on Himavat: Maheśvara’s abode, Śiva-stuti, and sacrificial gold

Chapter 8

Devanagari script

रुद्राय शितिकण्ठाय पुरुषाय सुवर्चसे । कपर्दिने करालाय हर्यक्ष्णे वरदाय च

Transliteration

rudrāya śitikaṇṭhāya puruṣāya suvarcase | kapardine karālāya haryakṣṇe varadāya ca

Translation

Saṃvarta said: “(I offer reverence) to Rudra—blue-throated, the supreme Person of radiant splendor; to the matted-haired Lord, the awe-inspiring One; to the tawny-eyed deity, and to the gracious Giver of boons.” In this litany of epithets, the speaker frames Śiva not merely as fearsome in form but as ethically significant: the same power that can terrify also protects and grants благessing, inviting devotion grounded in humility and trust.

Word by Word

• रुद्राय: to Rudra
• रुद्राय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• शितिकण्ठाय: to the blue-throated one
• शितिकण्ठाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शितिकण्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• पुरुषाय: to the Person (Supreme Being)
• पुरुषाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• सुवर्चसे: to the radiant/glorious one
• सुवर्चसे: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्चस्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• कपर्दिने: to the one with matted hair
• कपर्दिने: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपर्दिन्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• करालाय: to the fearsome one
• करालाय: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कराल
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• हर्यक्ष्णे: to the tawny-eyed one
• हर्यक्ष्णे: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्यक्ष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• वरदाय: to the boon-giver
• वरदाय: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

संवर्त उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Saṃvarta
• Rudra (Śiva)