Shloka 8
Adhyaya 22 — शिवानुग्रहः, ब्रह्मतपः, एकादशरुद्राः तथा प्राणतत्त्वम्
Devanagari script
प्रीतो ऽहमनया भक्त्या शाश्वताक्षरयुक्तया भवन्तौ हृदयस्यास्य मम हृद्यतरावुभौ
Transliteration
prīto 'hamanayā bhaktyā śāśvatākṣarayuktayā bhavantau hṛdayasyāsya mama hṛdyatarāvubhau
Translation
अहमनया भक्त्या प्रीतोऽस्मि शाश्वताक्षरयुक्तया। भवन्तौ मम हृदयस्य हृद्यतरावुभौ॥
Word by Word
prītaḥpleased, gratified
prītaḥ:
ahamI
aham:
anayāby this
anayā:
bhaktyādevotion
bhaktyā:
śāśvataeternal
śāśvata:
akṣaraimperishable syllable (Akṣara/Pranava)
akṣara:
yuktayāendowed with, joined to
yuktayā:
bhavantauyou two
bhavantau:
hṛdayasyaof the heart
hṛdayasya:
asyaof this
asya:
mamamy
mama:
hṛdyataraudearer, most beloved
hṛdyatarau:
ubhauboth
ubhau:
Speaker
Shiva (within Suta’s narration)