Chapter 3 · Kīlaka Stotram (Third Chapter)
Verse 1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ॐ विशुद्धज्ञानदेहाय त्रिवेदीदिव्यचक्षुषे। श्रेयःप्राप्तिनिमित्ताय नमः सोमार्धधारिणे॥
mārkaṇḍēya uvāca ōṁ viśuddhajñānadēhāya trivēdīdivyacakṣuṣē। śrēyaḥprāptinimittāya namaḥ sōmārdhadhāriṇē॥
Translation
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Om, salutations to the one with a body of pure knowledge, knower of the three Vedas, with divine vision, for the sake of attaining welfare, to the one bearing the half-moon (Shiva).
Word by word
- mārkaṇḍēya
- Mārkaṇḍeya (the sage)
- uvāca
- said
- ōṁ
- sacred syllable
- viśuddhajñānadēhāya
- to the one with a body of pure knowledge
- trivēdī
- knower of the three Vedas
- divyacakṣuṣē
- with divine vision
- śrēyaḥ
- welfare
- prāptinimittāya
- for the sake of attaining
- namaḥ
- salutations
- sōmārdhadhāriṇē
- to the one bearing the half-moon (Shiva)
Meaning
This first core verse, attributed to Sage Mārkaṇḍeya, offers salutations to Shiva, described as having a body of pure knowledge, knowing the three Vedas, and possessing divine vision. The salutation is for attaining welfare.