सुराभेदकथनम्The kinds of wine
Verse 1
श्रीदेव्युवाच । यत्त्वया कथितं पञ्चतत्त्वं पूजादिकर्म्मणि । विशिष्य कथ्यतां नाथ यदि तेऽस्ति कृपा मयि ॥ १ ॥
śrīdēvyuvāca | yattvayā kathitaṁ pañcatattvaṁ pūjādikarmmaṇi | viśiṣya kathyatāṁ nātha yadi tē’sti kṛpā mayi || 1 ||
Translation
Śrī Devī said: The five tattvas you spoke of for worship and the other rites, describe them in detail, Lord, if you have compassion for me.
Word by word
- śrī
- glorious
- dēvī
- the Goddess
- uvāca
- said
- yat
- which
- tvayā
- by you
- kathitaṁ
- told
- pañca
- five
- tattvaṁ
- tattvas, principles
- pūjā
- worship
- ādi
- and the rest
- karmmaṇi
- in the rite
- viśiṣya
- in detail
- kathyatāṁ
- let it be told
- nātha
- O Lord
- yadi
- if
- tē
- your
- asti
- there is
- kṛpā
- compassion
- mayi
- towards me
Meaning
Chapter 5 named the five tattvas and gave the rites that purify them. The Goddess now asks what each of them is; Śiva answers in verses 2 to 16 and then continues the worship begun in chapter 5.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Om, salutation to Brahman. Wishing to hear about the five tattvas, wine and the rest, in particular, the Goddess spoke, beginning "yat tvayā…".