ऋषिः सदाशिवो ह्यस्य छन्दोऽनुष्टुवुदाहृतम् । देवता परमं ब्रह्म सर्वान्तर्यामि निर्गुणम् ॥ ३९ ॥
ṛṣiḥ sadāśivō hyasya chandō’nuṣṭuvudāhṛtam | dēvatā paramaṁ brahma sarvāntaryāmi nirguṇam || 39 ||
Translation
Its ṛṣi is Sadāśiva, its metre is said to be anuṣṭubh, its deity the Supreme Brahman, the inner ruler of all, without qualities;
Word by word
- ṛṣiḥ
- the seer
- sadāśivō
- Sadāśiva
- hyasya
- indeed of this
- chandō’nuṣṭuvudāhṛtam
- the metre is said to be anuṣṭubh
- dēvatā
- the deity
- paramaṁ
- supreme
- brahma
- Brahman
- sarvāntaryāmi
- the inner ruler of all
- nirguṇam
- without qualities
Meaning
Every mantra has its seer, metre and deity. The commentary gives the full viniyoga and the ṛṣi-nyāsa: to Sadāśiva the ṛṣi on the head, to the anuṣṭubh metre in the mouth, to the deity in the heart.