Shloka 16

Indra’s Account: Shilada’s Tapas and Shiva’s Manifestation as Nandi

Devanagari script

ववर्षुस्तदा पुष्करावर्तकाद्या जगुः खेचराः किन्नराः सिद्धसाध्याः शिलादात्मजत्वं गते मय्युपेन्द्रः ससर्जाथ वृष्टिं सुपुष्पौघमिश्राम्

Transliteration

vavarṣustadā puṣkarāvartakādyā jaguḥ khecarāḥ kinnarāḥ siddhasādhyāḥ śilādātmajatvaṃ gate mayyupendraḥ sasarjātha vṛṣṭiṃ supuṣpaughamiśrām

Translation

Ketika itu Puṣkarāvartaka dan kumpulan awan yang lain mencurahkan hujan; para makhluk pengembara langit menyanyikan pujian—Kinnara, Siddha dan Sādhya. Dan tatkala Upendra (Viṣṇu) memasuki keadaan sebagai putera Śilāda, baginda pun melepaskan hujan yang bercampur limpahan bunga-bunga yang amat indah.

Word by Word

• ववर्षुः: rained down

• तदा: then

• पुष्करावर्तकाद्याः: Puṣkarāvartaka and other (divine) clouds

• जगुः: sang

• खेचराः: sky-going beings (celestials)

• किन्नराः: Kinnaras (heavenly musicians)

• सिद्धसाध्याः: Siddhas and Sādhyas (perfected and divine beings)

• शिलादात्मजत्वम्: the condition of being Śilāda’s son

• गते: having entered/attained

• मयि: in me/into me (i.e., having taken that state/identity)

• उपेन्द्रः: Upendra (Viṣṇu)

• ससर्ज: emitted/released

• अथ: then

• वृष्टिम्: a shower/rain

• सुपुष्पौघमिश्राम्: mixed with a flood of beautiful flowers

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)