उवाचैनं स्मितं कृत्वा रुद्रं शूलधरं हरिः | दैवतैर्मथ्यमाने तु तत्पूर्वं समुपस्थितम् || १-४५-२३ तत्त्वदीयं सुरश्रेष्ठ सुराणामग्रतो हि यत् | अग्रपूजामिह स्थित्वा गृहाणेदं विषं प्रभो || १-४५-२४
uvaaca enam smitam kR^itvaa rudram shuuladharam hariH | daivataiH madhyamaano tu tat puurvam samupasthitam || 1-45-23 tat tvadiiyam surashreShThaH suraaNaam agrato hi yat | agra puujaami iha sthitvaa gR^ihaaNa idam viSham prabho || 1-45-24
Translation
And Vishnu smilingly spoke to wielder of trident Rudra, 'oh, god the best, whatever element that has emerged from the churning of Milk Ocean by gods, that shall belong to you, isn't it. By virtue of your position as the foremost god among gods, oh, omnicompetent god Shiva, you please accept this poison applying yourself to that position of foremost god, and deeming this poison, haalahala, as a foremost oblation to your godhood'. [1-45-23, 24]
Audio Recitation
Word by word
hariH
Vishnu
smitam kR^itvaa
making smile [smilingly]
shuuladharam
Wielder of Trident
enam rudram
to him, to Rudra
uvaaca
spoke
surashreSTha
oh best god among gods
daivataiH mathyamaanaH tu
while churning by gods, but
[yat
which]
puurvam samupasthitam
firstly, emerged - element from Milk Ocean
tvadiiyam hi
it is yours, isn't it
yat
by which reason, by virtue of
suraaNaam agrataH
[you are] foremost god among gods
[asi
you are]
prabho
oh omnicompetent god, Shiva
agrapuujaam
as prime oblation
[matvaa
deeming it as]
iha sthitvaa
in this [position of foremost god,] staying at it - applying yourself to that position
idam viSam gR^ihaaNa
you take this poison.
Chapter context
The legend of churning the Milk Ocean
43 verses · Verse 23 of 43
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