Shloka 27

वंशानुवर्णनम् — सात्वतवंशः, स्यमन्तक-प्रसङ्गः, कृष्णावतारः, शिवप्रसादः (पाशुपतयोगः)

Devanagari script

गिरिरक्षस्तथोपेक्षः शत्रुघ्नो यो ऽरिमर्दनः धर्मभृद् वृष्टधर्मा च गोधनो ऽथ वरस् तथा

Transliteration

girirakṣastathopekṣaḥ śatrughno yo 'rimardanaḥ dharmabhṛd vṛṣṭadharmā ca godhano 'tha varas tathā

Translation

Siya ang Tagapangalaga ng mga bundok, at ang Nanatiling walang pagkiling, di nadadala ng laro ng magkasalungat. Siya ang Pumupuksa sa kaaway, ang Dumudurog sa mga kalaban; ang Tagapagtaguyod ng Dharma, at ang Nagpapaulan ng Dharma bilang biyaya. Siya ang Nagkakaloob ng mga baka at kasaganaan, at Siya rin ang Kataas-taasang Kaloob.

Word by Word

• गिरिरक्षः: protector of mountains (and steadfast refuge)

• तथा: and

• उपेक्षः: the indifferent/equanimous one (udāsīna, beyond attachment-aversion)

• शत्रुघ्नः: slayer of enemies (inner and outer)

• यः: who

• अरिमर्दनः: crusher of foes

• धर्मभृत्: bearer/upholder of dharma

• वृष्टधर्मा: one who showers dharma (bestows righteous order and grace)

• च: and

• गोधनः: giver of cows/wealth (source of dharmic prosperity)

• अथ: then/also

• वरः: boon, the excellent one, best of all

• तथा: likewise/also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s names to the sages of Naimisharanya)