भयानां भयं भीषणं भीषणानां गतिः प्राणिनां पावनं पावनानाम् । महोच्चैःपदानां नियन्तृ त्वमेकं परेषां परं रक्षकं रक्षकाणाम् ॥ ६१ ॥
bhayānāṁ bhayaṁ bhīṣaṇaṁ bhīṣaṇānāṁ gatiḥ prāṇināṁ pāvanaṁ pāvanānām | mahōccaiḥpadānāṁ niyantṛ tvamēkaṁ parēṣāṁ paraṁ rakṣakaṁ rakṣakāṇām || 61 ||
Translation
The fear of fears, the terror of terrors, the goal of living beings, the purifier of purifiers; you alone rule the highest stations, higher than the highest, protector of protectors.
Word by word
- bhayānāṁ
- of fears
- bhayaṁ
- the fear
- bhīṣaṇaṁ
- the terror
- bhīṣaṇānāṁ
- of terrors
- gatiḥ
- the goal
- prāṇināṁ
- of living beings
- pāvanaṁ
- the purifier
- pāvanānām
- of purifiers
- mahōccaiḥpadānāṁ
- of the highest stations
- niyantṛ
- the ruler
- tvamēkaṁ
- you alone
- parēṣāṁ
- of the highest
- paraṁ
- higher
- rakṣakaṁ
- protector
- rakṣakāṇām
- of protectors
Meaning
The highest stations are those of Brahmā and the other gods, whom he governs.