Shloka 25
Adhyaya 84: शिवव्रतकथनम्
Uma–Maheshvara Vrata, Shula-dana, and Month-wise Ekabhakta Vrata
Devanagari script
अलंकृत्य यथान्यायं शिवाय विनिवेदयेत् सा च सार्धं भवान्या वै मोदते नात्र संशयः
Transliteration
alaṃkṛtya yathānyāyaṃ śivāya vinivedayet sā ca sārdhaṃ bhavānyā vai modate nātra saṃśayaḥ
Translation
விதிப்படி அதை முறையாக அலங்கரித்து சிவனுக்கு நிவேதிக்க வேண்டும். அப்போது அவர் பவானியுடன் சேர்ந்து உறுதியாக மகிழ்வார்—இதில் ஐயமில்லை।
Word by Word
alaṃkṛtyahaving adorned/ornamented
alaṃkṛtya:
yathā-nyāyamaccording to rule and proper procedure
yathā-nyāyam:
śivāyaunto Śiva
śivāya:
vinivedayetone should duly offer/present (as naivedya/upacāra)
vinivedayet:
sā caand He/that (Lord)
sā ca:
sārdhamtogether with
sārdham:
bhavānyāwith Bhavānī (Pārvatī, Śakti)
bhavānyā:
vaiindeed
vai:
modaterejoices/is pleased
modate:
na atranot here/there is not (in this matter)
na atra:
saṃśayaḥdoubt
saṃśayaḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja procedure to the sages of Naimisharanya)