Shloka 73

ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्

Devanagari script

सर्वेषां सिद्धियोगानाम् अधिष्ठानं तवोदरम् मध्ये ऽन्तरिक्षं विस्तीर्णं तारागणविभूषितम्

Transliteration

sarveṣāṃ siddhiyogānām adhiṣṭhānaṃ tavodaram madhye 'ntarikṣaṃ vistīrṇaṃ tārāgaṇavibhūṣitam

Translation

おおパティ（主）よ、御腹こそは一切のヨーガの成就を支える基盤である。その内には広大なるアンタリクシャ（中空界）がひろがり、星々の群れにより荘厳されて、宇宙そのものが御身に安住することを示す。

Word by Word

• सर्वेषाम्: of all

• सिद्धि-योगानाम्: of yogas leading to siddhis/perfections

• अधिष्ठानम्: support, basis, substratum

• तव: Your

• उदरम्: belly, inner body (cosmic womb)

• मध्ये: in the middle/within

• अन्तरिक्षम्: mid-region, space between earth and heaven

• विस्तीर्णम्: vast, expanded

• तारागण-विभूषितम्: adorned with multitudes of stars

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn-like description of Shiva’s cosmic form within the Purana’s dialogue frame)