Shloka 34

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

सर्वप्रणयसंवादी वृषाङ्को वृषवाहनः ईशः पिनाकी खट्वाङ्गी चित्रवेषश्चिरन्तनः

Transliteration

sarvapraṇayasaṃvādī vṛṣāṅko vṛṣavāhanaḥ īśaḥ pinākī khaṭvāṅgī citraveṣaścirantanaḥ

Translation

Baginda berbicara dengan kasih sayang sejagat; Baginda bertanda Lembu dan berwahana Lembu. Baginda ialah Īśa, Tuhan Yang Berdaulat; Pinākī, pembawa busur Pināka; Khaṭvāṅgī, pemegang tongkat khaṭvāṅga. Dengan busana yang menakjubkan—Dialah Yang Kekal, Yang Abadi.

Word by Word

• sarva: all

• praṇaya: affection, loving devotion

• saṃvādī: one who converses/speaks in harmony

• vṛṣāṅkaḥ: bull-marked, bearing the bull as emblem

• vṛṣa-vāhanaḥ: whose vehicle is the bull (Nandin)

• īśaḥ: the Lord, Pati (supreme ruler)

• pinākī: bearer of Pināka (Shiva’s bow)

• khaṭvāṅgī: wielder of a khaṭvāṅga (skull-topped staff/club)

• citra-veṣaḥ: of marvelous/variegated attire or form

• cirantanaḥ: ancient, eternal

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; the verse functions as a Sahasranama-style litany of Shiva’s names)