Text 21]
Lord Śiva Saves the Universe
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āsīnam adrāv apavarga-hetos tapo juṣāṇam stutibhiḥ praṇemuḥ
vilokya—observing; tam—him; deva-varam—the best of the demigods; tri-lokyāḥ—of the three worlds; bhavāya—for the flourishing; devyā—with his wife, Bhavānī; abhimatam—accepted by; munīnām—great saintly persons; āsīnam—sitting together; adrau—from the top of Kailāsa Hill; apavarga-hetoḥ—desiring liberation; tapaḥ—in austerity; juṣāṇam—being served by them; stutibhiḥ—by prayers; praṇemuḥ—offered their respectful obeisances.
TRANSLATION
The demigods observed Lord Śiva sitting on the summit of Kailāsa Hill with his wife, Bhavānī, for the auspicious development of the three worlds. He was being worshiped by great saintly persons desiring liberation. The demigods offered him their obeisances and prayers with great respect.
TEXT 21
श्रीम्रजापतय ऊचुः
देवदेव महादेव भूतात्मन् भूतभावन । त्राहिनः शरणापन्नांस्त्रैलोक्यदहनाद् विषात् ॥ २१ ॥
śrī-prajāpataya ūcuḥ deva-deva mahā-deva bhūtātman bhūta-bhāvana trāhi naḥ śaraṇāpannāms trailokya-dahanād viṣāt
śrī-prajāpatayaḥ ūcuḥ—the prajāpatis said; deva-deva—O Lord Mahādeva, best of the demigods; mahā-deva—O great demigod; bhūta-ātman—O life and soul of everyone in this world; bhūta-bhāvana—O the cause of the happiness and flourishing of all of them; trāhi—deliver; naḥ—us; śaraṇa-āpannān—who have taken shelter at your lotus feet; trailokya—of the three worlds; dahanāt—which is causing the burning; viṣāt—from this poison.