Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 36, Shloka 9
बालकाण्ड सर्ग ३६
गङ्गा-प्रभवप्रश्नः, शिवतेजोधारणं, कार्त्तिकेय-जन्म, उमाशापः
अभिगम्य सुरास्सर्वे प्रणिपत्येदमब्रुवन्।देव देव महादेव लोकस्यास्य हिते रत ।।।।सुराणां प्रणिपातेन प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि।
abhigamya surāḥ sarve praṇipatya idam abruvan | deva deva mahādeva lokasyāsya hite rata | surāṇāṃ praṇipātena prasādaṃ kartum arhasi ||
すべての神々は近づき、ひれ伏して申し上げた。「神々の神よ、マハーデーヴァよ、この世の安寧を願い行ずる御方よ。伏して礼拝する我ら神々に、どうかご慈悲を垂れたまえ。」
All devatas approached Siva and paying their obeisance said, "O God of the gods engaged in the welfare of all! O Mahadeva! accept our salutations! Be king which you can be (if you will)".
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through humility and rightful petition: even the powerful seek aid through respectful supplication for the sake of loka-hita (the world’s welfare).
Alarmed by impending consequences, the gods approach Śiva and request his gracious intervention.
Vinaya (humility) and devotion: the gods model reverence and self-restraint while seeking a solution.