Shloka 23

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

Devanagari script

चक्रुः पादप्रतिष्ठार्थं कलशौ चास्य पार्श्वगौ सम्पूर्णौ परमाम्भोभिर् अरविन्दावृताननौ

Transliteration

cakruḥ pādapratiṣṭhārthaṃ kalaśau cāsya pārśvagau sampūrṇau paramāmbhobhir aravindāvṛtānanau

Translation

Bagi menegakkan tapak suci Tuhan, mereka menyediakan dua kalaśa di kedua-dua sisinya—penuh dengan air penyucian yang paling murni, dan mulutnya ditutup dengan bunga teratai.

Word by Word

• चक्रुः: they made/arranged

• पादप्रतिष्ठार्थम्: for the purpose of establishing the pedestal/base (pāda) in consecration

• कलशौ: two kalaśas (ritual pots)

• च: and

• अस्य: of it/of this (the pedestal/linga arrangement)

• पार्श्वगौ: placed at the sides

• सम्पूर्णौ: completely filled

• परमाम्भोभिः: with supreme/pure waters (consecrated water)

• अरविन्द: lotus

• आवृत: covered

• आननौ: mouths/openings (of the pots)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)