अष्टमूर्तिपूजाThe worship of the eight forms
Verse 79
पशोः पतिर्यजमानो महादेवः सुधाकरः । ईशानः सूर्य इत्येते मूर्तयोऽष्टौ प्रकीर्तिताः ॥ ७९ ॥
paśōḥ patiryajamānō mahādēvaḥ sudhākaraḥ | īśānaḥ sūrya ityētē mūrtayō’ṣṭau prakīrtitāḥ || 79 ||
Translation
Paśupati is the sacrificer, Mahādeva the moon, and Īśāna the sun. These are declared to be the eight forms.
Word by word
- paśōḥ
- of beasts
- patir
- (patiḥ) the lord
- yajamānō
- (yajamānaḥ) the sacrificer
- mahādēvaḥ
- Mahādeva
- sudhākaraḥ
- the moon
- īśānaḥ
- Īśāna
- sūrya
- (sūryaḥ) the sun
- iti
- thus
- ētē
- (ete) these
- mūrtayō
- (mūrtayaḥ) forms
- aṣṭau
- eight
- prakīrtitāḥ
- are declared
Meaning
To the five elements are added the sacrificing person, the moon and the sun, which brings the human being into the list as one of the forms of Śiva.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 78.