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Shloka 50

नन्दिकेश्वरोत्पत्तिः — Nandikesvara’s Origin, Shiva’s Boons, and the Rise of Sacred Rivers

देवी नन्दीश्वरं देवम् अभिषिञ्चामि भूतपम् गणेन्द्रं व्याहरिष्यामि किं वा त्वं मन्यसे ऽव्यये

devī nandīśvaraṃ devam abhiṣiñcāmi bhūtapam gaṇendraṃ vyāhariṣyāmi kiṃ vā tvaṃ manyase 'vyaye

O Diyosa, isasagawa ko ang abhiṣeka kay Nandīśvara—ang banal na Panginoon, tagapangalaga ng mga bhūta at pinuno ng mga gaṇa. Malapit ko nang ipahayag ang kanyang kadakilaan; o di-nasisira (avyaya), ano ang iyong palagay?

devīO Goddess
devī:
nandīśvaramNandīśvara (Lord Nandin)
nandīśvaram:
devamthe divine Lord
devam:
abhiṣiñcāmiI consecrate/I bathe ritually (perform abhiṣeka)
abhiṣiñcāmi:
bhūta-pamprotector/lord of the bhūtas (spirits/elements)
bhūta-pam:
gaṇa-indramchief of the gaṇas
gaṇa-indram:
vyāhariṣyāmiI shall declare/proclaim
vyāhariṣyāmi:
kim vāor what?/indeed what?
kim vā:
tvamyou
tvam:
manyasethink/consider
manyase:
avyayeO imperishable one (undecaying, immutable)
avyaye:

Suta (narrating an internal dialogue involving the Devi and the Shiva-gaṇa order; speaker addresses Devi directly)