Shloka 74

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

नृत्यप्रियो नित्यनृत्यो नर्तनः सर्वसाधकः सकार्मुको महाबाहुर् महाघोरो महातपाः

Transliteration

nṛtyapriyo nityanṛtyo nartanaḥ sarvasādhakaḥ sakārmuko mahābāhur mahāghoro mahātapāḥ

Translation

Dia mengasihi tarian suci; Dialah Tuhan Yang Sentiasa Menari; Dialah Tattva tarian yang menggerakkan segala-galanya. Dialah Penyempurna segala siddhi dan tujuan makhluk. Dengan busur di tangan, berlengan perkasa, amat menggerunkan; Dialah Mahā-tapā, pertapa agung, yang tapasnya membakar pasha (belenggu) pashu (jiwa)—kerana Dia sahaja Pati, Sang Penguasa.

Word by Word

• नृत्यप्रियः: fond of sacred dance

• नित्यनृत्यः: eternally dancing

• नर्तनः: dancer / the one who makes (the cosmos) dance

• सर्वसाधकः: accomplisher of all (goals/siddhis)

• सकार्मुकः: with a bow

• महाबाहुः: mighty-armed

• महाघोरः: exceedingly terrible/awe-inspiring (to evil and ignorance)

• महातपाः: of great austerity / great tapas

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)