Shloka 35
नन्दिकेश्वरोत्पत्तिः — Nandikesvara’s Origin, Shiva’s Boons, and the Rise of Sacred Rivers
Devanagari script
यस्माज्जटोदकादेव प्रवृत्ता त्वं महानदी तस्माज्जटोदका पुण्या भविष्यसि सरिद्वरा
Transliteration
yasmājjaṭodakādeva pravṛttā tvaṃ mahānadī tasmājjaṭodakā puṇyā bhaviṣyasi saridvarā
Translation
Sapagkat ikaw, O dakilang ilog, ay umagos mula sa mismong tubig ng jaṭā—ang buhol-buhol na buhok ni Śiva—kaya ikaw ay kikilalaning Jaṭodakā, banal at pinakadakila sa mga ilog.
Word by Word
yasmātbecause/from which cause
yasmāt:
jaṭā-udakātfrom the water of the matted locks (of Śiva)
jaṭā-udakāt:
evaindeed
eva:
pravṛttāarisen/flowed forth
pravṛttā:
tvamyou
tvam:
mahā-nadīgreat river
mahā-nadī:
tasmāttherefore
tasmāt:
jaṭodakā(named) Jaṭodakā
jaṭodakā:
puṇyāholy/purifying
puṇyā:
bhaviṣyasiyou will become/shall be
bhaviṣyasi:
sarit-varāthe श्रेष्ठ/foremost among rivers
sarit-varā:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating; the statement reflects Shiva’s sanctifying decree regarding the river)