Shloka 170

Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच ततः प्रणम्य देवेशं भगवान्पद्मसंभवः कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा प्राहेदं प्रीतमानसः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca tataḥ praṇamya deveśaṃ bhagavānpadmasaṃbhavaḥ kṛtāñjalipuṭo bhūtvā prāhedaṃ prītamānasaḥ

Translation

ਸੂਤ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਤਦੋਂ ਪਦਮਜ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਨੇ ਦੇਵੇਸ਼ਵਰ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਮ ਕੀਤਾ, ਹੱਥ ਜੋੜ ਕੇ ਭਕਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਮਨੋਂ ਇਹ ਬਚਨ ਕਹੇ।

Word by Word

• सूत उवाच: Sūta said

• ततः: then/thereafter

• प्रणम्य: having bowed/prostrated

• देवेशम्: to the Lord of the gods (Deveśa, i.e., Śiva as Pati)

• भगवान्: the blessed, venerable one

• पद्मसंभवः: the Lotus-born (Brahmā)

• कृताञ्जलिपुटः: with hands cupped in añjali (joined palms)

• भूत्वा: having become/assuming (that posture)

• प्राह: said/spoke

• इदम्: this

• प्रीतमानसः: with a pleased/devoted mind

Speaker

Suta