Shloka 19

Adhyaya 44: Nandikesvara’s Manifestation and Abhisheka; The Rule of Namaskara in Shiva-Nama

Devanagari script

तस्य सर्वाश्रयं दिव्यं जांबूनदमयं शुभम् आसनं मेरुसंकाशं मनोहरम् उपाहरन्

Transliteration

tasya sarvāśrayaṃ divyaṃ jāṃbūnadamayaṃ śubham āsanaṃ merusaṃkāśaṃ manoharam upāharan

Translation

Bagi-Nya—Tempat Berlindung Ilahi bagi semua—mereka mempersembahkan sebuah singgahsana bertuah daripada emas Jāmbūnada, indah mempesona, menyenangkan hati, bersinar laksana Gunung Meru.

Word by Word

• तस्य: for Him

• सर्व-आश्रयम्: the support/refuge of all (Pati, the universal ground)

• दिव्यम्: divine

• जांबूनद-मयम्: made of Jāmbūnada (pure gold)

• शुभम्: auspicious

• आसनम्: seat/throne (āsana-offering in pūjā)

• मेरु-संकाशम्: resembling Meru in brilliance/majesty

• मनोहरम्: charming, delightful

• उपाहरन्: they presented/brought (as an offering).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; describing the attendants/devas honoring Shiva)