Shloka 2
Adhyaya 61 — ग्रह-नक्षत्र-स्थाननिर्णयः
Cosmic Abodes of Luminaries and the Shaiva Order of Time
Devanagari script
चीर्णेन सुकृतेनेह सुकृतान्ते ग्रहाश्रयाः तारणात्तारका ह्येताः शुक्लत्वाच्चैव तारकाः
Transliteration
cīrṇena sukṛteneha sukṛtānte grahāśrayāḥ tāraṇāttārakā hyetāḥ śuklatvāccaiva tārakāḥ
Translation
Dengan sukṛta (kebajikan) yang diamalkan di sini, pada kemuncak kebajikan itu makhluk mencapai tempat bernaung pada graha (benda-benda langit). Mereka disebut “tārakā” kerana menyeberangkan paśu yang terikat; dan juga disebut “tārakā” kerana sinar putihnya yang cemerlang.
Word by Word
चीर्णेन (cīrṇena)by practiced/performed
चीर्णेन (cīrṇena):
सुकृतेन (sukṛtena)by meritorious deeds
सुकृतेन (sukṛtena):
इह (iha)here (in this world)
इह (iha):
सुकृतान्ते (sukṛtānte)at the end/fruition of merit
सुकृतान्ते (sukṛtānte):
ग्रह-आश्रयाः (graha-āśrayāḥ)those who take refuge/attain the stations of the grahas (celestial bodies)
ग्रह-आश्रयाः (graha-āśrayāḥ):
तारणात् (tāraṇāt)because of ferrying across/saving
तारणात् (tāraṇāt):
तारकाः (tārakāḥ)deliverers/stars
तारकाः (tārakāḥ):
हि (hi)indeed
हि (hi):
एताः (etāḥ)these
एताः (etāḥ):
शुक्लत्वात् (śuklatvāt)because of whiteness/brightness
शुक्लत्वात् (śuklatvāt):
च एव (ca eva)and also
च एव (ca eva):
तारकाः (tārakāḥ)stars (so called).
तारकाः (tārakāḥ):
Speaker
Suta Goswami