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Shloka 29

Adhyaya 73 — त्रिपुरदाहे ब्रह्मस्तवः

Brahmā’s Hymn in the Context of Tripura’s Burning

तदाप्रभृति शक्राद्याः पूजयामासुरीश्वरम् साक्षात्पाशुपतं कृत्वा भस्मोद्धूलितविग्रहाः

tadāprabhṛti śakrādyāḥ pūjayāmāsurīśvaram sākṣātpāśupataṃ kṛtvā bhasmoddhūlitavigrahāḥ

तदाप्रभृति शक्राद्याः पूजयामासुरीश्वरम् । साक्षात्पाशुपतं कृत्वा भस्मोद्धूलितविग्रहाः ॥

tadāprabhṛtifrom that time onward
tadāprabhṛti:
śakra-ādyāḥIndra and others (the Devas)
śakra-ādyāḥ:
pūjayāmāsuḥworshipped, adored
pūjayāmāsuḥ:
īśvaramthe Lord, Īśvara (Pati, Shiva)
īśvaram:
sākṣātdirectly, in person, manifestly
sākṣāt:
pāśupatamthe Pāśupata observance/path belonging to Paśupati
pāśupatam:
kṛtvāhaving done/undertaken
kṛtvā:
bhasma-uddhūlitadusted/smeared with ash
bhasma-uddhūlita:
vigrahāḥbodies, embodied forms
vigrahāḥ:

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)