Shloka 39

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

धर्मकर्माक्षमः क्षेत्रं भगवान् भगनेत्रभित् उग्रः पशुपतिस् तार्क्ष्यः प्रियभक्तः प्रियंवदः

Transliteration

dharmakarmākṣamaḥ kṣetraṃ bhagavān bhaganetrabhit ugraḥ paśupatis tārkṣyaḥ priyabhaktaḥ priyaṃvadaḥ

Translation

അവൻ ധർമ്മവും കർമ്മവും ഫലപ്രദമാക്കുന്നവൻ, സ്വയം ക്ഷേത്രസ്വരൂപൻ. അവൻ ഭഗവാൻ, ഭഗന്റെ കണ്ണ് ഭേദിച്ചവൻ, ഉഗ്രൻ, പശുപതി, താർക്ഷ്യസമ വേഗവാൻ, ഭക്തർക്കു അതിപ്രിയൻ, പ്രിയവചനൻ.

Word by Word

• धर्मकर्माक्षमः: the one who empowers dharma and ritual action to bear fruit

• क्षेत्रम्: the sacred field/body-field and the locus of experience

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord, full of sovereignty and splendor

• भगनेत्रभित्: the breaker of Bhaga’s eye (destroyer of pride in sacrifice)

• उग्रः: the fierce, awe-inspiring form

• पशुपतिः: Lord of the paśus (souls) and remover of pāśa (bondage)

• तार्क्ष्यः: Garuḍa-like, swift and mighty

• प्रियभक्तः: beloved of devotees / to whom devotees are dear

• प्रियंवदः: sweet-spoken, one who speaks pleasing truth

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)