Shloka 2

Mahādeva’s Boon: Unwavering Bhakti, Tri-functional Cosmos, and the Supratiṣṭhā of Liṅga-Arcā

Devanagari script

युवां प्रसूतौ गात्राभ्यां मम पूर्वं महाबलौ अयं मे दक्षिणे पार्श्वे ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः

Transliteration

yuvāṃ prasūtau gātrābhyāṃ mama pūrvaṃ mahābalau ayaṃ me dakṣiṇe pārśve brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ

Translation

“Kamu berdua, yang berkuasa besar, telah terlahir dahulu dari anggota tubuh-Ku sendiri. Dan di sisi kanan-Ku ini ialah Brahmā, Datuk Agung bagi segala alam.”

Word by Word

• युवाम्: you two

• प्रसूतौ: brought forth, produced

• गात्राभ्याम्: from (my) limbs/body-parts

• मम: of me, my

• पूर्वम्: earlier, previously

• महाबलौ: two who are great in strength

• अयम्: this (one)

• मे: to me, my

• दक्षिणे: on the right

• पार्श्वे: side

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā

• लोक-पितामहः: the grandsire/father of the worlds

Speaker

Shiva (Pati, the Supreme Lord)