Shloka 7
Mahādeva’s Boon: Unwavering Bhakti, Tri-functional Cosmos, and the Supratiṣṭhā of Liṅga-Arcā
Devanagari script
देवः प्रदत्तवान् देवाः स्वात्मन्यव्यभिचारिणीम् ब्रह्मणे विष्णवे चैव श्रद्धां शीतांशुभूषणः
Transliteration
devaḥ pradattavān devāḥ svātmanyavyabhicāriṇīm brahmaṇe viṣṇave caiva śraddhāṃ śītāṃśubhūṣaṇaḥ
Translation
ਚੰਦ੍ਰ-ਭੂਸ਼ਣ ਦੇਵ (ਸ਼ਿਵ) ਨੇ ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਹੀ ਸਵਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਵ੍ਯਭਿਚਾਰিণੀ ਸ਼ਰਧਾ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੀ; ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਣੂ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਉਹੀ ਅਡੋਲ ਸ਼ਰਧਾ ਦਿੱਤੀ।
Word by Word
devaḥthe Lord (Śiva)
devaḥ:
pradattavānbestowed, granted
pradattavān:
devāḥto the gods
devāḥ:
sva-ātmaniin His own Self (in Śiva as Pati)
sva-ātmani:
avyabhicāriṇīmunerring, unwavering, not deviating
avyabhicāriṇīm:
brahmaṇeto Brahmā
brahmaṇe:
viṣṇaveto Viṣṇu
viṣṇave:
ca evaand indeed/also
ca eva:
śraddhāmfaith, trust, reverent conviction
śraddhām:
śītāṁśu-bhūṣaṇaḥthe One adorned with the moon (Śiva)
śītāṁśu-bhūṣaṇaḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s account to the sages of Naimisharanya)