Shloka 5

पीतवासा-कल्पः, माहेश्वरी-दर्शनम्, रौद्री-गायत्री, महायोगेन अपुनर्भवः

Devanagari script

ततो ध्यानगतस्तत्र ब्रह्मा माहेश्वरीं वराम् गां विश्वरूपां ददृशे महेश्वरमुखाच्च्युताम्

Transliteration

tato dhyānagatastatra brahmā māheśvarīṃ varām gāṃ viśvarūpāṃ dadṛśe maheśvaramukhāccyutām

Translation

Kemudian, di sana Brahmā memasuki dhyāna yang mendalam, lalu melihat Lembu Maheśvarī yang mulia—Viśvarūpā, berwujud semesta—yang terpancar dari mulut Mahādeva sendiri. Melalui darśana ini, Brahmā mengenali Śiva sebagai Pati, sumber tertinggi, daripadanya bahkan kuasa pemeliharaan ciptaan pun terzahir.

Word by Word

• ततः: then

• ध्यानगतः: absorbed in meditation

• तत्र: there

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā

• माहेश्वरीम्: belonging to Maheshvara/Śiva, Śiva-born

• वराम्: excellent, most auspicious

• गाम्: cow (symbol of dharma, nourishment)

• विश्वरूपाम्: of universal form, all-containing

• ददृशे: saw, beheld

• महेश्वर-मुखात्: from Maheshvara’s mouth

• च्युताम्: issued forth, emerged

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s account to the sages; internal focus on Brahma’s experience)