Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

दर्दुरैस्तलघातैश् च कच्छपैः पणवैरपि वाद्यमानैर्महायोगा आजग्मुर्देवसंसदम्

Transliteration

darduraistalaghātaiś ca kacchapaiḥ paṇavairapi vādyamānairmahāyogā ājagmurdevasaṃsadam

Translation

Nang papalapit ang mga dakilang Yogin, napuno ang kapulungan ng mga deva ng umaalingawngaw na tugtugin—mga tambol na anyong palaka at anyong pagong, at pati mga paṇava na tambol-kamay na tinutugtog—na nagbabalita ng mapalad na pagdating ng mga ganap sa Pāśupata-yoga.

Word by Word

• दर्दुरैः: with dardura-drums (frog-shaped/‘frog’ drums)

• तलघातैः: with time-keeping beats/struck rhythms (lit. ‘striking the tāla’)

• च: and

• कच्छपैः: with kacchapa-drums (turtle-shaped drums)

• पणवैः: with paṇava hand-drums

• अपि: also

• वाद्यमानैः: being played/sounded

• महायोगाः: great yogins, highly accomplished practitioners

• आजग्मुः: came/arrived

• देवसंसदम्: the assembly of the gods

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)