अष्टमूर्तिपूजाThe worship of the eight forms
Verse 83
गृहेऽस्मिन् करुणासिन्धो स्थापितोऽसि मया प्रभो । प्रसीद भगवन् शम्भो सर्वकारणकारण ॥ ८३ ॥
gṛhē’smin karuṇāsindhō sthāpitō’si mayā prabhō | prasīda bhagavan śambhō sarvakāraṇakāraṇa || 83 ||
Translation
"I have set you in this house, Ocean of mercy, Lord. Be gracious, Lord Śambhu, cause of all causes.
Word by word
- gṛhē
- in the house
- asmin
- this
- karuṇā
- of mercy
- sindhō
- O Ocean
- sthāpitō
- (sthāpitaḥ) set
- asi
- you are
- mayā
- by me
- prabhō
- Lord
- prasīda
- be gracious
- bhagavan
- Lord
- śambhō
- Śambhu
- sarva
- of all
- kāraṇa
- the cause of causes
Meaning
The commentary marks verses 83 to 86 as the answer to what he should ask of Pārvatī's lord. "This house" means the shrine, and the one who has built it speaks in the first person.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
What should he ask of Pārvatī's lord? In answer to that he says "gṛhe'smin karuṇāsindho" and the rest (verses 83 to 86).