Shloka 46
ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्
Devanagari script
नमः क्षेम्याय वृद्धाय वत्सलाय नमोनमः नमो भूताय सत्याय सत्यासत्याय वै नमः
Transliteration
namaḥ kṣemyāya vṛddhāya vatsalāya namonamaḥ namo bhūtāya satyāya satyāsatyāya vai namaḥ
Translation
ക്ഷേമപ്രദാതാവേ, പുരാതനനേ, വാത്സല്യമയനായ പ്രഭുവേ—വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും നമസ്കാരം. സർവ്വഭൂതങ്ങളുടെ ആധാരം, സത്യസ്വരൂപൻ, സത്യാസത്യങ്ങളെ അതിക്രമിച്ച പരമേശ്വരൻ—നിനക്കു നമഃ।
Word by Word
namaḥsalutations
namaḥ:
kṣemyāyato the giver of kṣema (welfare, safety, auspicious peace)
kṣemyāya:
vṛddhāyato the Ancient/Primordial One
vṛddhāya:
vatsalāyato the affectionate, compassionate One (like a parent to a child)
vatsalāya:
namo namaḥsalutations again and again
namo namaḥ:
bhūtāyato the Being/Existence, the source of all beings (bhūta)
bhūtāya:
satyāyato the Truth/Real
satyāya:
satyāsatyāyato the One beyond both satya (truth) and asatya (untruth), transcending dualities
satyāsatyāya:
vaiindeed
vai:
namaḥsalutations
namaḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating a received Shiva-stuti within the Purva-Bhaga context)