Shloka 30
Indra’s Account: Shilada’s Tapas and Shiva’s Manifestation as Nandi
Devanagari script
तस्मान्नन्दय मां नन्दिन् नमामि जगदीश्वरम् प्रसीद पितरौ मे ऽद्य रुद्रलोकं गतौ विभो
Transliteration
tasmānnandaya māṃ nandin namāmi jagadīśvaram prasīda pitarau me 'dya rudralokaṃ gatau vibho
Translation
ਇਸ ਲਈ ਹੇ ਨੰਦਿਨ, ਮੈਨੂੰ ਆਨੰਦ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੋ। ਮੈਂ ਜਗਦੀਸ਼ਵਰ ਨੂੰ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। ਹੇ ਵਿਭੋ, ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰੋ—ਅੱਜ ਮੇਰੇ ਮਾਤਾ-ਪਿਤਾ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਰੁਦ੍ਰਲੋਕ ਨੂੰ ਚਲੇ ਗਏ ਹਨ।
Word by Word
तस्मात्therefore
तस्मात्:
नन्दयmake joyful, gladden
नन्दय:
माम्me
माम्:
नन्दिन्O Nandin (Shiva’s attendant and gatekeeper)
नन्दिन्:
नमामिI bow to, I worship
नमामि:
जगदीश्वरम्the Lord of the universe (Shiva as Pati)
जगदीश्वरम्:
प्रसीदbe gracious, show favor
प्रसीद:
पितरौthe two parents
पितरौ:
मेmy
मे:
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
रुद्रलोकम्Rudraloka, Shiva’s world
रुद्रलोकम्:
गतौgone, attained
गतौ:
विभोO all-pervading mighty Lord
विभो:
Speaker
A devotee/supplicant addressing Nandin and Shiva (narrated within Suta’s discourse)