Shloka 9

Adhyaya 73 — त्रिपुरदाहे ब्रह्मस्तवः

Brahmā’s Hymn in the Context of Tripura’s Burning

Devanagari script

अर्चयित्वा लिङ्गमूर्ति संसिद्धा नात्र संशयः तस्माल्लिङ्गं यजेन्नित्यं येन केनापि वा सुराः

Transliteration

arcayitvā liṅgamūrti saṃsiddhā nātra saṃśayaḥ tasmālliṅgaṃ yajennityaṃ yena kenāpi vā surāḥ

Translation

Setelah memuja Liṅga-mūrti, para dewa mencapai kesempurnaan sepenuhnya—tiada keraguan. Oleh itu, wahai para Deva, hendaklah Liṅga dipuja setiap hari, dengan apa jua cara yang ada.

Word by Word

• अर्चयित्वा (arcayitvā): having worshipped

• लिङ्गमूर्ति(म्) (liṅgamūrti[m]): the Liṅga-form (manifest emblem/form) of Śiva

• संसिद्धाः (saṃsiddhāḥ): fully accomplished, perfected, successful

• न (na): not

• अत्र (atra): here/in this matter

• संशयः (saṃśayaḥ): doubt

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore

• लिङ्गम् (liṅgam): the Liṅga

• यजेत् (yajet): one should worship/sacrifice to

• नित्यम् (nityam): daily, constantly

• येन केन अपि (yena kena api): by any (available) means whatsoever

• वा (vā): indeed/and

• सुराः (surāḥ): O gods / the Devas

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching on Linga-puja to the sages; the verse itself addresses the Devas as an exhortation)