Shloka 24
Indra’s Account: Shilada’s Tapas and Shiva’s Manifestation as Nandi
Devanagari script
नन्दा भद्रा च सुरभी सुशीला सुमनास् तथा वृषेन्द्रश् च महातेजा धर्मो धर्मात्मजस् तथा
Transliteration
nandā bhadrā ca surabhī suśīlā sumanās tathā vṛṣendraś ca mahātejā dharmo dharmātmajas tathā
Translation
ನಂದಾ, ಭದ್ರಾ, ಸುರಭೀ, ಸುಶೀಲಾ, ಸುಮನಾ; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಮಹಾತೇಜಸ್ವಿ ವೃಷೇಂದ್ರ—ಮತ್ತು ಧರ್ಮ, ಧರ್ಮಸ್ವರೂಪನಾದ ಪುತ್ರ—ಇವರನ್ನೂ ಹೇಳಲಾಗಿದೆ.
Word by Word
नन्दा (nandā)Nandā (a named figure)
नन्दा (nandā):
भद्रा (bhadrā)Bhadrā (a named figure, ‘auspicious’)
भद्रा (bhadrā):
सुरभी (surabhī)Surabhī (the fragrant/celestial cow)
सुरभी (surabhī):
सुशीला (suśīlā)Suśīlā (‘of good conduct’, a proper name)
सुशीला (suśīlā):
सुमनास् (sumanās)Sumanā/Sumanas (‘good-minded’, a proper name)
सुमनास् (sumanās):
तथा (tathā)and also
तथा (tathā):
वृषेन्द्रः (vṛṣendraḥ)Vṛṣendra (‘lord among bulls’, a proper name)
वृषेन्द्रः (vṛṣendraḥ):
महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ)of great splendor/energy
महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ):
धर्मः (dharmaḥ)Dharma (righteous order, also a deity/person)
धर्मः (dharmaḥ):
धर्मात्मजः (dharmātmajaḥ)born of/son of Dharma
धर्मात्मजः (dharmātmajaḥ):
तथा (tathā)likewise/also
तथा (tathā):
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)