Shloka 25

Adhyaya 73 — त्रिपुरदाहे ब्रह्मस्तवः

Brahmā’s Hymn in the Context of Tripura’s Burning

Devanagari script

धनं वा तुष्टिपर्यन्तं शिवपूजाविधेः फलम् ये वाञ्छन्ति महाभोगान् राज्यं च त्रिदशालये ते ऽर्चयन्तु सदा कालं लिङ्गमूर्तिं महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

dhanaṃ vā tuṣṭiparyantaṃ śivapūjāvidheḥ phalam ye vāñchanti mahābhogān rājyaṃ ca tridaśālaye te 'rcayantu sadā kālaṃ liṅgamūrtiṃ maheśvaram

Translation

ശിവപൂജാവിധിയുടെ ഫലം ധനം—പൂർണ്ണ തൃപ്തിവരെ. മഹാഭോഗങ്ങളും ത്രിദശാലയത്തിലെ രാജ്യവും ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നവർ സദാകാലം ലിംഗമൂർത്തിയായ മഹേശ്വരനെ ആരാധിക്കട്ടെ.

Word by Word

• धनम् (dhanam): wealth

• वा (vā): or/indeed

• तुष्टिपर्यन्तम् (tuṣṭi-paryantam): up to satisfaction/contentment

• शिवपूजाविधेः (śiva-pūjā-vidheḥ): of the prescribed method of Śiva worship

• फलम् (phalam): fruit/result

• ये (ye): those who

• वाञ्छन्ति (vāñchanti): desire

• महाभोगान् (mahā-bhogān): great enjoyments

• राज्यम् (rājyam): kingship/sovereignty

• च (ca): and

• त्रिदशालये (tridaśālaye): in the abode of the Thirty (Devas), i.e., heaven

• ते (te): they

• अर्चयन्तु (arcayantu): should worship

• सदा (sadā): always

• कालम् (kālam): time/at all times

• लिङ्गमूर्तिम् (liṅga-mūrtim): the Liṅga-form/embodiment as Liṅga

• महेश्वरम् (maheśvaram): Maheśvara, the Great Lord

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)