Shloka 14

Adhyaya 22 — शिवानुग्रहः, ब्रह्मतपः, एकादशरुद्राः तथा प्राणतत्त्वम्

Devanagari script

कराभ्यां सुशुभाभ्यां च प्राह हृष्टतरः स्वयम् मत्समस्त्वं न संदेहो वत्स भक्तश् च मे भवान्

Transliteration

karābhyāṃ suśubhābhyāṃ ca prāha hṛṣṭataraḥ svayam matsamastvaṃ na saṃdeho vatsa bhaktaś ca me bhavān

Translation

ਆਪਣੇ ਦੋ ਸੋਹਣੇ ਹੱਥਾਂ ਨਾਲ (ਸਪਰਸ਼ ਕਰਕੇ) ਉਹ ਆਪ ਬਹੁਤ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਬੋਲੇ—“ਵਤਸ, ਕੋਈ ਸੰਦੇਹ ਨਹੀਂ; ਭਾਵ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੂੰ ਮੇਰੇ ਸਮਾਨ ਹੈਂ; ਤੂੰ ਮੇਰਾ ਭਗਤ ਹੀ ਹੈਂ।”

Word by Word

• कराभ्याम्: with (his) two hands

• सुशुभाभ्याम्: with the very beautiful/splendid (two)

• च: and

• प्राह: spoke/said

• हृष्टतरः: more delighted, exceedingly joyful

• स्वयम्: himself

• मत्समस्त्वम्: equality with me / being akin to me

• न: not

• संदेहः: doubt

• वत्स: dear child

• भक्तः: devotee

• च: and

• मे: of me / my

• भवान्: you are

Speaker

Shiva (Pati) speaking to a devotee (pashu elevated through bhakti)