Shloka 56

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

प्रमाणभूतो दुर्ज्ञेयः सुपर्णो वायुवाहनः धनुर्धरो धनुर्वेदो गुणराशिर्गुणाकरः

Transliteration

pramāṇabhūto durjñeyaḥ suparṇo vāyuvāhanaḥ dhanurdharo dhanurvedo guṇarāśirguṇākaraḥ

Translation

प्रमाणभूतो दुर्ज्ञेयः सुपर्णो वायुवाहनः। धनुर्धरो धनुर्वेदो गुणराशिर्गुणाकरः॥

Word by Word

• प्रमाणभूतः: the embodiment/foundation of pramāṇa (valid means of knowledge)

• दुर्ज्ञेयः: difficult to know/realize

• सुपर्णः: the noble winged one (well-winged, exalted)

• वायुवाहनः: whose vehicle is the wind / wind-borne

• धनुर्धरः: bow-bearer

• धनुर्वेदः: knower/master of Dhanurveda (science of archery)

• गुणराशिः: heap/totality of guṇas (qualities)

• गुणाकरः: source/mine/reservoir of guṇas

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s names to the sages of Naimisharanya)