तडागाद्युत्सर्गविधिःThe dedication of a tank and the like
Verse 175
नाग त्वं विष्णुशय्याऽसि महादेवविभूषणम् । स्तम्भमेनमधिष्ठाय जलरक्षां कुरुष्व मे ॥ १७५ ॥
nāga tvaṁ viṣṇuśayyā’si mahādēvavibhūṣaṇam | stambhamēnamadhiṣṭhāya jalarakṣāṁ kuruṣva mē || 175 ||
Translation
"O nāga, you are the bed of Viṣṇu and the ornament of Mahādeva; taking your seat on this pillar, keep the water safe for me."
Word by word
- nāga
- O nāga
- tvaṁ
- you
- viṣṇu
- of Viṣṇu
- śayyā
- the bed
- asi
- (asi) are
- mahādēva
- of Mahādeva
- vibhūṣaṇam
- the ornament
- stambham
- pillar
- ēnam
- this
- adhiṣṭhāya
- taking your seat on
- jala
- of the water
- rakṣāṁ
- safekeeping
- kuruṣva
- make
- mē
- for me
Meaning
The serpent is honoured by its two great roles: Śeṣa is the couch of Viṣṇu, and serpents adorn Śiva's body.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Nāga tvam" and the rest. O nāga, you are the bed of Viṣṇu and you are the ornament of Mahādeva; taking your seat on this pillar, keep the water safe for me.