Shloka 43

प्रलय-तत्त्वलयः, नीललोहित-रुद्रः, अष्टमूर्तिस्तवः, एवं ब्रह्मणो वैराग्यम्

Devanagari script

अर्धनारीश्वरो भूत्वा बालार्कसदृशद्युतिः तदैकादशधात्मानं प्रविभज्य व्यवस्थितः

Transliteration

ardhanārīśvaro bhūtvā bālārkasadṛśadyutiḥ tadaikādaśadhātmānaṃ pravibhajya vyavasthitaḥ

Translation

Menjadi Ardhanārīśvara, bercahaya laksana matahari yang baru terbit, Dia kemudian membezakan Diri-Nya menjadi sebelas rupa dan bersemayam teguh (sebagai Pati) untuk mengarah penciptaan.

Word by Word

• अर्धनारीश्वरः: Ardhanārīśvara (the Lord as half-female, half-male)

• भूत्वा: having become

• बालार्क-सदृश-द्युतिः: possessing splendor like the young/rising sun

• तदा: then

• एकादशधा: in elevenfold manner

• आत्मानम्: His own Self/essence

• प्रविभज्य: having divided/differentiated

• व्यवस्थितः: remained established/abided in ordered state

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; describing Shiva’s cosmic act)