Word meanings
- danṣṭrā
- teeth
- karālāni
- terrible
- ca
- and
- te
- your
- mukhāni
- mouths
- dṛṣṭvā
- having seen
- eva
- indeed
- kāla-anala
- the fire of annihilation
- sannibhāni
- resembling
- diśaḥ
- the directions
- na
- not
- jāne
- know
- na
- not
- labhe
- I obtain
- ca
- and
- śarma
- peace
- prasīda
- have mercy
- deva-īśa
- The Lord of lords
- jagat-nivāsa
- The shelter of the universe
Translations
Having seen Thy mouths fearful with teeth blazing like the fires of cosmic dissolution, I know not the four quarters, nor do I find peace. Have mercy, O Lord of the gods, O abode of the universe.
When I see Thy mouths with their fearful jaws, like glowing fires at the dissolution of creation, I lose all sense of place and find no rest. Be merciful, O Lord, in whom this universe abides!
Having merely seen Your mouths made terrible with their teeth and resembling the fire of Dissolution, I have lost my sense of direction and find no comfort. Be gracious, O Lord of gods, O Abode of the Universe.
आपके प्रलयकालकी अग्निके समान प्रज्वलित और दाढ़ोंके कारण विकराल (भयानक) मुखोंको देखकर मुझे न तो दिशाओंका ज्ञान हो रहा है और न शान्ति ही मिल रही है। इसलिये हे देवेश ! हे जगन्निवास ! आप प्रसन्न होइये।Commentary
Jagannivasa The substratum of the universe. Kalanala The fires which consume the worlds during the final dissolution of the worlds (Pralaya). Time (Kala) is the consumer of all that is manifest. Diso no jane I do not know the four arters. I cannot distinguish the east from the west, nor the north from the south.