यया त्वया जगत्स्रष्टा जगत्पात्यत्ति यो जगत्। सोऽपि निद्रावशं नीतः कस्त्वां स्तोतुमिहेश्वरः ॥ १२ ॥
yayā tvayā jagatsraṣṭā jagatpātyatti yō jagat | sō’pi nidrāvaśaṁ nītaḥ kastvāṁ stōtumihēśvaraḥ || 12 ||
Translation
Even he who creates the world, protects it and devours it has been brought by you under the sway of sleep. Who here is able to praise you?
Word by word
- yayā tvayā
- by you, by whom
- jagatsraṣṭā
- the creator of the world
- jagatpātā
- the protector of the world
- atti
- devours
- yaḥ jagat
- who … the world
- saḥ api
- even he
- nidrāvaśam
- under the sway of sleep
- nītaḥ
- has been brought
- kaḥ
- who
- tvām
- you
- stōtum
- to praise
- iha
- here
- īśvaraḥ
- is able
Meaning
The proof of her power lies before Brahmā’s eyes: Viṣṇu himself, creator, protector and destroyer of the world, lies helpless in the sleep she casts.