Shloka 70

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

बहुश्रुतो बहुमयो नियतात्मा भवोद्भवः ओजस्तेजो द्युतिकरो नर्तकः सर्वकामकः

Transliteration

bahuśruto bahumayo niyatātmā bhavodbhavaḥ ojastejo dyutikaro nartakaḥ sarvakāmakaḥ

Translation

बहुश्रुतो बहुरूपो नियतात्मा भवोद्भवः। ओजस्तेजो द्युतिकरो नर्तकः सर्वकामदः॥

Word by Word

• बहुश्रुतः: greatly learned, well-heard in sacred lore

• बहुमयः: of many forms, pervading as manifold manifestations

• नियतात्मा: self-controlled, inwardly disciplined

• भवोद्भवः: the origin/source of becoming and existence

• ओजस्: vigor, vital strength

• तेजः: spiritual brilliance, fiery splendor

• द्युतिकरः: maker of radiance, bestower of luminous clarity

• नर्तकः: dancer, the cosmic dancer (Naṭarāja aspect)

• सर्वकामकः: fulfiller of all desires, granter of boons

Speaker

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