श्रुत्वा सम्यक् परब्रह्मोपासनं परमेश्वरी । परमानन्दसम्पन्ना शङ्करं परिपृच्छति ॥ १ ॥
śrutvā samyak parabrahmōpāsanaṁ paramēśvarī | paramānandasampannā śaṅkaraṁ paripṛcchati || 1 ||
Translation
Having heard in full the worship of the Supreme Brahman, the Supreme Goddess, filled with the highest joy, questioned Śaṅkara.
Word by word
- śrutvā
- having heard
- samyak
- fully
- parabrahmōpāsanaṁ
- the worship of the Supreme Brahman
- paramēśvarī
- the Supreme Goddess
- paramānandasampannā
- filled with the highest joy
- śaṅkaraṁ
- Śaṅkara
- paripṛcchati
- questions
Meaning
The narrator opens the chapter: the Goddess now asks about her own worship.