Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

वामे पार्श्वे च मे विष्णुर् विश्वात्मा हृदयोद्भवः प्रीतो ऽहं युवयोः सम्यग् वरं दद्मि यथेप्सितम्

Transliteration

vāme pārśve ca me viṣṇur viśvātmā hṛdayodbhavaḥ prīto 'haṃ yuvayoḥ samyag varaṃ dadmi yathepsitam

Translation

“Di sisi kiri-Ku ada Vishnu—Atman Semesta, yang terbit dari Hati. Aku benar-benar berkenan kepada kamu berdua; Aku kurniakan anugerah sebagaimana yang kamu inginkan.”

Word by Word

• वामे: on the left

• पार्श्वे: side/flank

• च: and

• मे: of me/My

• विष्णुः: Vishnu

• विश्वात्मा: the Universal Self (indwelling spirit of all)

• हृदय-उद्भवः: born/arisen from the Heart (inner essence)

• प्रीतः: pleased

• अहम्: I

• युवयोः: of you two

• सम्यक्: completely/properly

• वरम्: boon

• दद्मि: I give

• यथा-ईप्सितम्: as desired/according to your wish

Speaker

Shiva