Narayaniyam Dashaka 19 - Grantha

Meaning
𑌪𑍃𑌥𑍋𑌃-𑌤𑍁 𑌨𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾 - Prithu's great grand son; 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑍁-𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮-𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌠𑌃 - intensely performing righteous deeds; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌚𑍀𑌨𑌬𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌿𑌃- - named Praacheenbarhi; 𑌯𑍁𑌵𑌤𑍌 𑌶𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍌 - through young Shatadruti; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌃 𑌨𑌾𑌮 - by the name of Prachetas; 𑌸𑍁𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍- - pure minded sons (ten); 𑌅𑌜𑍀𑌜𑌨𑌤𑍍- - gave birth to; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾-𑌅𑌂𑌕𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍-𑌇𑌵 - like sprouts of Thy compassion embodied;

Translation
Prithu's great grand son Praacheenbarhis, who was reputed for his undertakings for the good of the world had the young lady Shatadruti for his wife. From her, as though sprouts of Thy compassion ,ten noble minded sons were born to him known by the group name of Prachetas.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌪𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌃 𑌸𑌿𑌸𑍃𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍍-
𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌾 𑌦𑌶𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌤𑍇
𑌪𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌮𑌮𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌟𑍇
𑌸𑌰𑍋𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌦𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌹𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥2॥

Meaning
𑌪𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌃 𑌸𑌿𑌸𑍃𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾-𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 - the father who was intent on creation; 𑌶𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍- - by his direction; 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾-𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌾 𑌦𑌶-𑌅𑌪𑌿 𑌤𑍇 - those ten engrossed upon meditating on Thee; 𑌪𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌮𑌮𑍍-𑌏𑌤𑍍𑌯 - going to the western sea; 𑌤𑌤𑍍-𑌤𑌟𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍋𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌦𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍁𑌃- - on its shore saw a lake; 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌹𑌰𑌂 - beautiful;

Translation
Commanded by their father to multiply the species, these ten brothers, being firm believers in the importance of Thy worship, went to the western sea to meditate. On the shore of that sea they saw a beautiful lake.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌤𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌤𑍋
𑌭𑌵𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌕𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍃𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌾-
𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌤𑍍 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌮𑍍 ॥3॥

Meaning
𑌤𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌮𑍍-𑌇𑌦𑌮𑍍 - then this Thy holy lake; 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌤𑌃 𑌭𑌵𑌃 - frequented by Shiva; 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌕-𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨-𑌆𑌦𑍃𑌤𑌃 - eager to see Thy devotees; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌮𑍍-𑌆𑌸𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯 - manifested himself; 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌾𑌮𑍍- - before the Prachetas; 𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌤𑍍 - and taught; 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌮𑌃- - (himself) a great devotee to (Thee); 𑌤𑌵 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌂 - Thy great hymn;

Translation
Then, Thy greatest devotee, Lord Shiva who is always eager to see Thy devotees, came to this holy lake of Thine and appearing before the Prachetaas, taught them a great hymn in praise of Thee.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌂 𑌜𑌪𑌂𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌮𑍀 𑌜𑌲𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌰𑍇
𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌤𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌮𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍
𑌬𑌭𑍂𑌵 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍋 𑌧𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌨 𑌶𑍀𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌾 ॥4॥

Meaning
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌂 𑌜𑌪𑌂𑌤𑌃-𑌤𑌮𑍍-𑌅𑌮𑍀 - that hymn singing, these (Prachetaas); 𑌜𑌲-𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌰𑍇 - in the water; 𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍍-𑌆𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌤- - on Thee meditated; 𑌅𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌃 - for ten thousand years; 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌸𑍁𑌖-𑌆𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍍-𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌤𑍍- - because of the joy they were experiencing in meditating on Thee; 𑌅𑌮𑍀𑌷𑍁- - for them; 𑌇𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌬𑌭𑍂𑌵 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌃 - such a long time passed; 𑌧𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌨 𑌶𑍀𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌾 - like Dhruva it did not happen quickly;

Translation
These devotees chanting the hymn, spent ten thousand years in water, in Thy worship and meditation on Thee. For the attainment of the bliss of Thy realisation, they had to spend this long period in austerities unlike Dhruva who got it very quickly.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌤𑌪𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃
𑌸 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌹𑌿𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌤𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌦-
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌯𑍌 ॥5॥

Meaning
𑌤𑌪𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌃-𑌏𑌷𑌾𑌮𑍍- - by their penance; 𑌅𑌤𑌿-𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰-𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 - which was increasing in intensity; 𑌸 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞-𑌹𑌿𑌂𑌸𑌾-𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌃-𑌅𑌪𑌿 - he, though engaged in killing animals for the sacrifices; 𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌃 - became purified; 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾-𑌅𑌪𑌿 𑌤𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 - (he) their father; 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌯𑌾𑌤-𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌦- - (to whose) house Naarada went; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌿𑌤-𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 - (from Naarada) obtaining the knowledge of Aatman; 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌯𑍌 - attained to Thee;

Translation
By the increasing strength of their penance, their father Praacheenbarhis also became purified who had slain many animals in the sacrificial fires. Naarada who had gone to his house, gave him the knowledge of Aatman by which he attained a form like Thine.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌬𑌲𑍇𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌾𑌂
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑌤𑌗𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌿 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌿-
𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌦𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌃 ॥6॥

Meaning
𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾-𑌬𑌲𑍇𑌨-𑌏𑌵 - by Thy compassion alone; 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌾𑌂 - before the Prachetas; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌮𑍍-𑌆𑌗𑌾𑌃 - Thou manifested Thyself; 𑌪𑌤𑌗𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰-𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌨𑌃 - having Garuda as vehicle; 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌿 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰-𑌆𑌦𑌿-𑌵𑌰-𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌧-𑌅𑌂𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌃- - lustrous by the resplendent discus and other divine weapons; 𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌃-𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌃- - glorious with eight arms; 𑌉𑌦𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌤-𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌃 - spreading lustre;

Translation
By virtue of Thy compassion alone, Thou appeared before the Prachetas. Thou were seated on Thy vehicle Garuda, having eight arms, holding the resplendent discus and other divine weapons and spreading lustre all around.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌚𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌿
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌰𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌨𑌦𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌭𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌂
𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍌 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌦𑌾 ॥𑍭॥

Meaning
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍍- - to the Prachetas, then; 𑌅𑌯𑌾𑌚𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍-𑌅𑌪𑌿 - though unsought for; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍-𑌏𑌵 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯-𑌭𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍- - Thou Thyself out of infinite compassion; 𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍-𑌅𑌦𑌾𑌃 - gave boons; 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌾-𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even the thought of Thee; 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁- - may be for the benefit of the humans; 𑌅𑌸𑍌 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌃-𑌚 - this Rudra hymn also; 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌦𑌾 (𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁) - may be a fulfiller of desires;

Translation
Out of Thy infinite compassion, Thou gave the Prachetas boons,even without their asking. May even Thy thought be for the benefit of the humans and confer welfare on them, and may the Rudra hymn be the fulfiller of all desires.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌅𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌨𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑍀𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌂
𑌤𑌯𑌾 𑌰𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌦𑌶𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍀𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌸𑍁𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋 𑌨𑌨𑍁 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑌾𑌂
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌥𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌗𑌦𑍋 𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍈𑌵 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 ॥𑍮॥

Meaning
𑌅𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌂 - getting as wife; 𑌤𑌨𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑍀𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌂 - the daughter of the trees; 𑌤𑌯𑌾 𑌰𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂 - with her enjoy; 𑌦𑌶𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷-𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍀𑌮𑍍 - for ten lakhs of years; 𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌃-𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌃 - may you have a son named Daksha; 𑌨𑌨𑍁 𑌤𑌤𑍍-𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍- - immediately then; 𑌚 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌥-𑌇𑌤𑌿 - attain me also, thus; 𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌗𑌦𑌃 - saying so; 𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾-𑌏𑌵 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 - pleasingly to them;

Translation
Being highly pleased with the Prachetas Thou blessed them that they would get the daughter of the trees as their wife. They would lead a happy life with her for ten lakh of years. Also that they would have a son named Daksha and soon thereafter they would attain Thee.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌤𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌤𑍇 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌲𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍂𑌨𑍍
𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌧𑌾 𑌦𑌹𑌂𑌤𑍋 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌿𑌣𑍇𑌨 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌨𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌾𑌂
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌿𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌮𑌿𑌰𑍇 ॥𑍯॥

Meaning
𑌤𑌤𑌃-𑌚 𑌤𑍇 - then they (the trees); 𑌭𑍂-𑌤𑌲-𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌃-𑌤𑌰𑍂𑌨𑍍 - which were covering the whole surface of the earth, the trees,; 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌧𑌾 𑌦𑌹𑌂𑌤𑌃 - burning (the trees) in anger; 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌿𑌣𑍇𑌨 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 - were stopped by Brahmaa; 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍈𑌃-𑌚 𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌨𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍- - the trees gave their daughter; 𑌅𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌾𑌂 - (they) getting her; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌉𑌕𑍍𑌤-𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌂 - for the duration mentioned by Thee; 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌿𑌨𑌃-𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌮𑌿𑌰𑍇 - they lived happily;

Translation
Then the Prachetas who were angered by the dense growth of the trees which were covering the surface of the whole earth and causing obstruction, started to burn them. They were dissuaded by Brahmaa to do so. Obligingly the trees gave them their daughter in marriage and they lived with her happily for the time specified by Thee.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌅𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌚 𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌃
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌯𑌾 𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌾 ।
𑌅𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌧-
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍀𑌶 𑌵𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌲𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌥 𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥10॥

Meaning
𑌅𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌚 𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌂 - and getting the son named Daksha; 𑌕𑍃𑌤-𑌅𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌃 - (and) having performed Brahma Satra; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌃 - the Prachetas; 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌦-𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌯𑌾 𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌾 - with the knowledge received from Naarada; 𑌅𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍁𑌃-𑌆𑌨𑌂𑌦-𑌪𑌦𑌂 - attained the state of bliss; 𑌤𑌥𑌾-𑌬𑌿𑌧𑌃-𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍- - Thou who are thus; 𑌈𑌶 - O Lord!; 𑌵𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌲𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌥 - Lord of Guruvaayur!; 𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 - protect me.;

Translation
After begetting the son Daksha and performing several sacrificial rites and having received the highest knowledge from Naarada they attained liberation. O Lord! O Lord of Guruvaayur! Who are of such merciful nature, grant protection to me.

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