Shloka 25

Adhyaya 84: शिवव्रतकथनम्

Uma–Maheshvara Vrata, Shula-dana, and Month-wise Ekabhakta Vrata

Devanagari script

अलंकृत्य यथान्यायं शिवाय विनिवेदयेत् सा च सार्धं भवान्या वै मोदते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

alaṃkṛtya yathānyāyaṃ śivāya vinivedayet sā ca sārdhaṃ bhavānyā vai modate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Украсив его должным образом согласно предписанному обряду, следует поднести его Господу Шиве. Тогда Он—вместе с Бхавани (Шакти)—радуется; в этом нет сомнения.

Word by Word

• alaṃkṛtya: having adorned/ornamented

• yathā-nyāyam: according to rule and proper procedure

• śivāya: unto Śiva

• vinivedayet: one should duly offer/present (as naivedya/upacāra)

• sā ca: and He/that (Lord)

• sārdham: together with

• bhavānyā: with Bhavānī (Pārvatī, Śakti)

• vai: indeed

• modate: rejoices/is pleased

• na atra: not here/there is not (in this matter)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja procedure to the sages of Naimisharanya)