Shloka 1
Bhūtavana–Kailāsa–Mandākinī–Rudrapurī: Śiva’s Jeweled Abodes and Perpetual Worship
Devanagari script
इति श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणे पूर्वभागे भुवनविन्यासोद्देशस्थानवर्णनं नाम पञ्चाशत्तमो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच देवकूटे गिरौ मध्ये महाकूटे सुशोभने हेमवैडूर्यमाणिक्यनीलगोमेदकान्तिभिः
Transliteration
iti śrīliṅgamahāpurāṇe pūrvabhāge bhuvanavinyāsoddeśasthānavarṇanaṃ nāma pañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca devakūṭe girau madhye mahākūṭe suśobhane hemavaiḍūryamāṇikyanīlagomedakāntibhiḥ
Translation
अशा प्रकारे श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणाच्या पूर्वभागात ‘भुवनविन्यासातील निर्दिष्ट स्थानवर्णन’ नावाचा पन्नासावा अध्याय. सूत म्हणाले—देवकूट पर्वताच्या मध्यभागी, सुशोभित महाकूटात ते सुवर्ण, वैडूर्य, माणिक्य, नील व गोमेद यांच्या तेजाने झळकत होते।
Word by Word
itithus
iti:
śrī-liṅga-mahāpurāṇein the glorious Liṅga Mahāpurāṇa
śrī-liṅga-mahāpurāṇe:
pūrva-bhāgein the first section (Pūrvabhāga)
pūrva-bhāge:
bhuvana-vinyāsaarrangement/disposition of the worlds
bhuvana-vinyāsa:
uddeśa-sthānaindicated places/locations
uddeśa-sthāna:
varṇanamdescription
varṇanam:
nāmanamed/called
nāma:
pañcāśattamaḥ adhyāyaḥthe fiftieth chapter (traditional colophon)
pañcāśattamaḥ adhyāyaḥ:
sūta uvācaSūta said
sūta uvāca:
devakūṭeon Devakūṭa (divine peak)
devakūṭe:
girauon the mountain
girau:
madhyein the middle
madhye:
mahākūṭein Mahākūṭa (the great peak)
mahākūṭe:
suśobhanevery splendid/beautiful
suśobhane:
hemagold
hema:
vaiḍūryaberyl/cat’s-eye gemstone
vaiḍūrya:
māṇikyaruby
māṇikya:
nīlasapphire/blue gem
nīla:
gomedahessonite/gomedaka
gomeda:
kāntibhiḥwith radiances/splendors
kāntibhiḥ:
Speaker
Suta (Suta Goswami)