Shloka 4

Indra’s Account: Shilada’s Tapas and Shiva’s Manifestation as Nandi

Devanagari script

निर्मांसरुधिरत्वग् वै निर्लेपः कुड्यवत् स्थितः अस्थिशेषो ऽभवत्पश्चात् तममन्यत शङ्करः

Transliteration

nirmāṃsarudhiratvag vai nirlepaḥ kuḍyavat sthitaḥ asthiśeṣo 'bhavatpaścāt tamamanyata śaṅkaraḥ

Translation

Walang laman, dugo, at balat, tumindig siyang walang bahid at hindi gumagalaw na tila pader. Pagkaraan, nang mga buto na lamang ang nalabi, kinilala siya ni Śaṅkara (Śiva) bilang Kanyang sariling tunay na anyo—lampas sa lahat ng balabal at takip.

Word by Word

• nirmāṃsa: without flesh

• rudhira: blood

• tvak: skin

• vai: indeed

• nirlepaḥ: unstained, untainted

• kuḍya-vat: like a wall

• sthitaḥ: stood, remained

• asthi: bones

• śeṣaḥ: remainder, residue

• abhavat: became

• paścāt: afterwards

• tam: him/that

• amanyata: understood, recognized, considered

• śaṅkaraḥ: Śaṅkara (Lord Shiva)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; describing Shiva’s recognition within the episode)