Shloka 80
ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्
Devanagari script
हयशीर्षा पयोधाता विधाता भूतभावनः बोद्धव्यो बोधिता नेता दुर्धर्षो दुष्प्रकम्पनः
Transliteration
hayaśīrṣā payodhātā vidhātā bhūtabhāvanaḥ boddhavyo bodhitā netā durdharṣo duṣprakampanaḥ
Translation
हयशीर्षा पयोधाता विधाता भूतभावनः। बोद्धव्यो बोधिता नेता दुर्धर्षो दुष्प्रकम्पनः॥
Word by Word
हयशीर्षा (hayaśīrṣā)the Horse-headed Lord, a divine form of Shiva
हयशीर्षा (hayaśīrṣā):
पयोधाता (payodhātā)supporter/bearer of the waters, sustainer of cosmic oceans and life
पयोधाता (payodhātā):
विधाता (vidhātā)ordainer, cosmic arranger, dispenser of karmic order
विधाता (vidhātā):
भूतभावनः (bhūtabhāvanaḥ)one who brings forth and nourishes beings/elements
भूतभावनः (bhūtabhāvanaḥ):
बोद्धव्यः (boddhavyaḥ)to be known/realized, the knowable Supreme (Pati) beyond pasha
बोद्धव्यः (boddhavyaḥ):
बोधिता (bodhitā)awakener/enlightener, who imparts true jñāna
बोधिता (bodhitā):
नेता (netā)leader/guide, inner ruler who leads the pashu toward liberation
नेता (netā):
दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ)unconquerable, unassailable
दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ):
दुष्प्रकम्पनः (duṣprakampanaḥ)not to be shaken, impossible to disturb or make tremble
दुष्प्रकम्पनः (duṣprakampanaḥ):
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)