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Shloka 93

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

स्वयंज्योतिर् अनुज्योतिर् आत्मज्योतिर् अचञ्चलः पिङ्गलः कपिलश्मश्रुः शास्त्रनेत्रस् त्रयीतनुः

svayaṃjyotir anujyotir ātmajyotir acañcalaḥ piṅgalaḥ kapilaśmaśruḥ śāstranetras trayītanuḥ

स्वयंज्योतिरनुज्योतिरात्मज्योतिरचञ्चलः। पिङ्गलः कपिलश्मश्रुः शास्त्रनेत्रस्त्रयीतनुः॥

svayaṃjyotiḥself-luminous
svayaṃjyotiḥ:
anujyotiḥthe light that follows/illumines other lights (the source behind all illumination)
anujyotiḥ:
ātmajyotiḥthe inner light of the Self (ātman)
ātmajyotiḥ:
acañcalaḥunmoving, steady, unwavering
acañcalaḥ:
piṅgalaḥtawny/reddish-brown in hue
piṅgalaḥ:
kapilaśmaśruḥhaving tawny (kapila) beard
kapilaśmaśruḥ:
śāstranetraḥwhose eyes are the śāstras (scriptural vision)
śāstranetraḥ:
trayītanuḥwhose body/form is the Vedic triad (Ṛg–Yajus–Sāman)
trayītanuḥ:

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; conveying the Shiva-Sahasranama)