Shloka 2

नन्दिकेश्वरोत्पत्तिः — Nandikesvara’s Origin, Shiva’s Boons, and the Rise of Sacred Rivers

Devanagari script

यदागतो ऽहमुटजं शिलादस्य महामुने तदा वै दैविकं रूपं त्यक्त्वा मानुष्यम् आस्थितः

Transliteration

yadāgato 'hamuṭajaṃ śilādasya mahāmune tadā vai daivikaṃ rūpaṃ tyaktvā mānuṣyam āsthitaḥ

Translation

Ó grande sábio, quando cheguei ao eremitério de Śilāda, deixei de lado minha forma divina e assumi um corpo humano—para que o Pati (o Senhor) pudesse ser buscado pelos paśus (almas vinculadas) por meio de uma prática visível e disciplinada.

Word by Word

• yadā: when

• āgataḥ: having come/arrived

• aham: I

• uṭajam: to the hut/hermitage

• śilādasya: of Śilāda

• mahāmune: O great sage

• tadā: then

• vai: indeed

• daivikam: divine

• rūpam: form

• tyaktvā: having abandoned/set aside

• mānuṣyam: human

• āsthitaḥ: assumed/taken refuge in

Speaker

Shiva (speaking within Suta’s narration)