Chapter 11 · Ekādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Eleventh Chapter)
Verse 14
त्रिशूलचन्द्राहिधरे महावृषभवाहिनि। माहेश्वरीस्वरूपेण नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ १४ ॥
triśūlacandrāhidharē mahāvṛṣabhavāhini | māhēśvarīsvarūpēṇa nārāyaṇi namō’stu tē || 14 ||
Translation
Bearing a trident, moon, and serpent, riding a great bull, in the form of Māheśvarī, Nārāyaṇī, obeisance be to you.
Word by word
- triśūla
- trident
- candrāhi
- moon and serpent
- dhare
- bearing
- mahāvṛṣabhavāhini
- riding a great bull
- māheśvarīswarūpeṇa
- in the form of Māheśvarī
- nārāyaṇi
- Nārāyaṇī
- namo’stu
- obeisance be
- te
- to you
Meaning
The gods honor Nārāyaṇī as Māheśvarī, who wields a trident, moon, and serpent, and rides a bull, celebrating her fierce and divine form.