Verse 12

Akshamalika

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अथोवाच ये शैवा वैष्णवाः शाक्ताः शतसहस्रशस्तेभ्यो नमो नमो भगवन्तोऽनुमदन्त्वनुगृह्णन्तु॥१२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

अथ । उवाच । ये । शैवाः । वैष्णवाः । शाक्ताः । शत-सहस्रशः । तेभ्यः । नमः । नमः । भगवन्तः । अनुमदन्तु । अनुगृह्णन्तु ॥

IAST Transliteration

athovāca ye śaivā vaiṣṇavāḥ śāktāḥ śata-sahasraśas tebhyo namo namo bhagavanto ’numadantv anugṛhṇantu ||12||

Translation

அப்போது அவர் கூறினார்—சைவர், வைஷ்ணவர், சாக்தர்—நூறாயிரக் கணக்கில்—அவர்களுக்கு நமோ நமः. அந்த பகவான்கள் ஒப்புதல் அளித்து அருள்புரிவாராக॥१२॥

Academic Translation

Then he said: ‘To the Śaivas, the Vaiṣṇavas, and the Śāktas—by hundreds and thousands—salutation, salutation. May those venerable ones approve; may they bestow favor.’

Verse Context

• Īṣṭa-devatā-samanvaya (sectarian harmony) in aid of sādhana; grace (anugraha)
• Mahavakya: Indirect: frames devotional plurality as preparatory (upāsanā) that can culminate in mahāvākya-based Brahma-jñāna
• Atharva
• Chandas: Prose