सदाशिवध्यानम्The meditation on Sadāśiva
Verse 38
परितः सिद्धगन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिरहर्निशम् । गीयमानमुमाकान्तमेकान्तशरणप्रियम् ॥ ३८ ॥
paritaḥ siddhagandharvairapsarōbhiraharniśam | gīyamānamumākāntamēkāntaśaraṇapriyam || 38 ||
Translation
sung night and day on every side by Siddhas, Gandharvas and Apsarases, the beloved of Umā, who holds dear those whose one refuge he is.
Word by word
- paritaḥ
- on every side
- siddha
- by Siddhas
- gandharvair
- (gandharvaiḥ) Gandharvas
- apsarōbhir
- (apsarobhiḥ) and Apsarases
- ahar
- (ahaḥ) day
- niśam
- and night
- gīyamānam
- sung
- umā
- of Umā
- kāntam
- the beloved
- ēkānta
- sole
- śaraṇa
- whose refuge he is
- priyam
- who holds dear
Meaning
The meditation closes on tenderness: after the emblems of power, the last words name him the husband of Umā and the lover of those who take refuge in him alone.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 37.