Shloka 21

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

सुरश्रेष्ठस्तदा श्रेष्ठं पूजयामास शङ्करम् लिङ्गं स्थाप्य यथान्यायं हिमवच्छिखरे शुभे

Transliteration

suraśreṣṭhastadā śreṣṭhaṃ pūjayāmāsa śaṅkaram liṅgaṃ sthāpya yathānyāyaṃ himavacchikhare śubhe

Translation

Kemudian, yang paling utama di antara para deva memuja Tuhan Tertinggi Śaṅkara menurut tatacara yang benar—setelah menegakkan Liṅga dengan sempurna di puncak Himavat yang suci dan bertuah.

Word by Word

• सुरश्रेष्ठः: the best of the gods (chief among the Devas)

• तदा: then

• श्रेष्ठम्: the Supreme/Most excellent (Lord)

• पूजयामास: worshipped (performed pūjā)

• शङ्करम्: Śaṅkara (Śiva)

• लिङ्गम्: the Liṅga (symbol and locus of Śiva)

• स्थाप्य: having installed/established

• यथा-न्यायम्: according to rule and proper procedure (vidhi)

• हिमवत्-शिखरे: on the peak of Himavat (the Himalaya)

• शुभे: auspicious, sacred.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)