Shloka 2

जम्बूद्वीपस्य नववर्षविभागः रुद्रस्य अष्टक्षेत्रसन्निधिः नाभि-ऋषभ-भरतकथा

Devanagari script

सो ऽतीव भवभक्तश् च तपस्वी तरुणः सदा भवार्चनरतः श्रीमान् गोमान्धीमान्द्विजर्षभाः

Transliteration

so 'tīva bhavabhaktaś ca tapasvī taruṇaḥ sadā bhavārcanarataḥ śrīmān gomāndhīmāndvijarṣabhāḥ

Translation

Siya’y lubhang deboto kay Bhava (Śiva); bagama’t bata pa, lagi siyang matatag sa tapas. Palaging nakalubog sa pagsamba kay Bhava, siya’y marangal at tanyag, sagana sa mga baka, matalas ang pag-unawa, at pinakadakila sa mga dvija.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he

• atīva: exceedingly, intensely

• bhava-bhaktaḥ: a devotee of Bhava (Śiva)

• ca: and

• tapasvī: an ascetic, one devoted to tapas

• taruṇaḥ: young

• sadā: always

• bhava-arcana-rataḥ: devoted/engaged in the worship of Bhava

• śrīmān: illustrious, blessed with prosperity

• gomān: possessing cattle/wealth

• dhīmān: intelligent, discerning

• dvija-ṛṣabhaḥ: bull among the twice-born (best of brāhmaṇas)

Speaker

Suta Goswami