देवगेहप्रार्थनाThe prayer to the temple
Verse 245
विश्वावासाय विश्वाय गृहं ते विनिवेदितम् । अङ्गीकुरु महेशान कृपया सन्निधीयताम् ॥ २४५ ॥
viśvāvāsāya viśvāya gṛhaṁ tē vinivēditam | aṅgīkuru mahēśāna kṛpayā sannidhīyatām || 245 ||
Translation
"To you whose dwelling is the universe, who are the universe, this house is offered. Accept it, Maheśāna, and in your kindness be present here."
Word by word
- viśva
- the universe
- āvāsāya
- (āvāsāya) to you whose dwelling is
- viśvāya
- who are the universe
- gṛhaṁ
- house
- tē
- to you
- vinivēditam
- is offered
- aṅgīkuru
- accept
- mahēśāna
- Maheśāna
- kṛpayā
- in your kindness
- sannidhīyatām
- be present
Meaning
The words of gift. The commentary explains "viśvāvāsa" as "he whose dwelling is the universe": the one who lives everywhere is asked to live here.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Viśva" and the rest. Viśvāvāsāya: to him whose dwelling (āvāsa, house) is the universe.