Shloka 93

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

Devanagari script

महादेवस्य रोषाच्च आपो नष्टा: पुराभवन्‌

Translation

往昔，因大天（湿婆）震怒，诸水一度消失。于是众天以鲁陀罗为主，行“七颅钵祭”（Saptakapāla）而另得水源。由此可知，唯有三眼主特里安巴迦（湿婆）欢喜之时，大地之上方有水可得。

Word by Word

• महादेवस्य: of Mahadeva (Shiva)
• महादेवस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• रोषात्: from (his) wrath
• रोषात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोष
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• आपः: waters
• आपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• नष्टाः: destroyed, lost
• नष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नष्ट
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• पुरा: formerly, in olden times
• पुरा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

• अभवन्: became, were
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच