Shloka 5

Adhyaya 44: Nandikesvara’s Manifestation and Abhisheka; The Rule of Namaskara in Shiva-Nama

Devanagari script

रथैर्नागैर्हयैश्चैव सिंहमर्कटवाहनाः विमानेषु तथारूढा हेमचित्रेषु वै गणाः

Transliteration

rathairnāgairhayaiścaiva siṃhamarkaṭavāhanāḥ vimāneṣu tathārūḍhā hemacitreṣu vai gaṇāḥ

Translation

Dumating ang mga gaṇa ni Śiva na nakasakay sa mga karuwahe, elepante, at kabayo; ang ilan ay nakasakay sa leon at unggoy bilang kanilang sasakyan. Ang iba nama’y nakaupo sa mga vimāna sa himpapawid na kumikislap sa gintong palamuti—gayon sumulong ang mga pangkat na naglilingkod sa Panginoon, ang Pati.

Word by Word

• रथैः: by chariots

• नागैः: by elephants

• हयैः: by horses

• च एव: and also

• सिंहमर्कटवाहनाः: having lions and monkeys as mounts/vehicles

• विमानेषु: in aerial cars (vimānas)

• तथा: likewise

• आरूढाः: mounted/seated

• हेमचित्रेषु: in/among those decorated with golden ornamentation

• वै: indeed

• गणाः: the gaṇas (Shiva’s attendant hosts).

Speaker

Suta Goswami