Shloka 22

Devas Praise Śiva; Gaṇeśa Manifests as Vighneśvara and Receives the Primacy of Worship

Devanagari script

मां च नारायणं वापि ब्रह्माणम् अपि पुत्रक यजन्ति यज्ञैर्वा विप्रैर् अग्रे पूज्यो भविष्यसि

Transliteration

māṃ ca nārāyaṇaṃ vāpi brahmāṇam api putraka yajanti yajñairvā viprair agre pūjyo bhaviṣyasi

Translation

«О дитя, поклоняются ли они Мне, или Нараяне, или даже Брахме — посредством жертвоприношений (яджня), совершаемых брахманами, — ты станешь достойным почитания на самом первом месте и будешь почитаем прежде всех»

Word by Word

• mām: me (the speaker-deity)

• ca: and

• nārāyaṇam: Nārāyaṇa (Viṣṇu)

• vā api: or even/indeed

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā

• api: also

• putraka: O child/dear son

• yajanti: they worship/sacrifice to

• yajñaiḥ: with sacrifices

• vā: or

• vipraiḥ: by Brāhmaṇas/learned priests

• agre: in front/first/foremost

• pūjyaḥ: worthy of worship/honor

• bhaviṣyasi: you will become

Speaker

Shiva (as Pati granting precedence in worship)