Shloka 42
देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च
Devanagari script
नीतिः सुनीतिः शुद्धात्मा सोमः सोमरतः सुखी सोमपो ऽमृतपः सोमो महानीतिर्महामतिः
Transliteration
nītiḥ sunītiḥ śuddhātmā somaḥ somarataḥ sukhī somapo 'mṛtapaḥ somo mahānītirmahāmatiḥ
Translation
तो नीति, सुनीती; शुद्धात्मा. तो सोम—सोमरत, सदैव सुखी. तो सोमप, अमृतप; तोच सोम—महानीती व महामती.
Word by Word
नीतिः (nītiḥ)righteous order, wise governance
नीतिः (nītiḥ):
सुनीतिः (sunītiḥ)excellent governance, perfect moral guidance
सुनीतिः (sunītiḥ):
शुद्धात्मा (śuddhātmā)pure-souled, stainless Self
शुद्धात्मा (śuddhātmā):
सोमः (somaḥ)Soma, the nectar/moon principle, auspicious essence
सोमः (somaḥ):
सोमरतः (somarataḥ)devoted to Soma, delighting in the nectar-essence
सोमरतः (somarataḥ):
सुखी (sukhī)blissful, ever in happiness
सुखी (sukhī):
सोमपः (somapaḥ)Soma-drinker (receiver of Vedic offering)
सोमपः (somapaḥ):
अमृतपः (amṛtapaḥ)drinker of immortality, bestower/partaker of deathlessness
अमृतपः (amṛtapaḥ):
सोमो (somo)He is Soma Himself
सोमो (somo):
महानीतिः (mahānītiḥ)of great polity, supreme moral order
महानीतिः (mahānītiḥ):
महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ)great-minded, vast intelligence
महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ):
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)