Shloka 49
Adhyaya 44: Nandikesvara’s Manifestation and Abhisheka; The Rule of Namaskara in Shiva-Nama
Devanagari script
तस्मात्सर्वप्रकारेण नमस्कारादिमुच्चरेत् आदौ कुर्यान्नमस्कारं तदन्ते शिवतां व्रजेत्
Transliteration
tasmātsarvaprakāreṇa namaskārādimuccaret ādau kuryānnamaskāraṃ tadante śivatāṃ vrajet
Translation
तस्मात् सर्वप्रकारेण नमस्कारादि मुच्चरेत्। आदौ कुर्यान् नमस्कारं, तदन्ते शिवतां व्रजेत्॥
Word by Word
tasmāttherefore
tasmāt:
sarva-prakāreṇain every way/with all means
sarva-prakāreṇa:
namaskāra-ādimbeginning with namaskāra (salutation)
namaskāra-ādim:
uccaretone should utter/recite
uccaret:
ādauat the beginning
ādau:
kuryātone should do/perform
kuryāt:
namaskāramsalutation/prostration
namaskāram:
tad-anteat its end/thereafter
tad-ante:
śivatāmŚiva-hood, auspicious state, likeness to Śiva
śivatām:
vrajetshould go/attain
vrajet:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-oriented observances to the sages of Naimisharanya)