Shloka 153
Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः
Devanagari script
दिवः पृष्ठे यथा चन्द्रो नक्षत्रैरिव सुव्रताः तं दृष्ट्वा नन्दिनं देवाः सेन्द्रोपेन्द्रास् तथाविधम्
Transliteration
divaḥ pṛṣṭhe yathā candro nakṣatrairiva suvratāḥ taṃ dṛṣṭvā nandinaṃ devāḥ sendropendrās tathāvidham
Translation
Assim como a lua resplandece na abóbada do céu, cercada pelas estrelas, assim apareceu Nandin. Ao vê-lo nessa mesma forma, os Devas—com Indra e Upendra—contemplaram o esplendor nascido de votos firmes e da bhakti para com Pati (Śiva).
Word by Word
divaḥof heaven
divaḥ:
pṛṣṭheon the surface/vault
pṛṣṭhe:
yathājust as
yathā:
candro (candraḥ)the Moon
candro (candraḥ):
nakṣatraiḥwith the stars
nakṣatraiḥ:
ivaas if/like
iva:
suvratāḥthose of excellent vows (steadfast observers of dharma)
suvratāḥ:
tamhim
tam:
dṛṣṭvāhaving seen
dṛṣṭvā:
nandinamNandin (Śiva’s chief gaṇa)
nandinam:
devāḥthe gods
devāḥ:
sa-indra-upendrāḥalong with Indra and Upendra (Vāmana/Viṣṇu)
sa-indra-upendrāḥ:
tathā-vidhamof that very appearance/nature
tathā-vidham:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)