Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva
गीतं मयेदं नरदेवनन्दना: परस्य पुंस: परमात्मन: स्तवम् । जपन्त एकाग्रधियस्तपो महत् चरध्वमन्ते तत आप्स्यथेप्सितम् ॥ ७९ ॥
Transliteration
gītaṁ mayedaṁ naradeva-nandanāḥ parasya puṁsaḥ paramātmanaḥ stavam japanta ekāgra-dhiyas tapo mahat caradhvam ante tata āpsyathepsitam
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
gītam — sung; mayā — by me; idam — this; naradeva-nandanāḥ — O sons of the King; parasya — of the Supreme; puṁsaḥ — Personality of Godhead; parama-ātmanaḥ — the Supersoul of everyone; stavam — prayer; japantaḥ — chanting; eka-agra — perfect attention; dhiyaḥ — intelligence; tapaḥ — austerities; mahat — great; caradhvam — you practice; ante — at the end; tataḥ — thereafter; āpsyatha — will achieve; īpsitam — the desired result.
Translation
“My dear sons of the King, the prayers I have recited to you are meant for pleasing the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supersoul. I advise you to recite these prayers, which are as effective as great austerities. In this way, when you are mature, your life will be successful, and you will certainly achieve all your desired objectives without fail.”