भगवान् सर्वभूतेश: शरण्यो भक्तवत्सल: । वरेण छन्दयामास स तं वव्रे पुराधिपम् ॥ ३ ॥
bhagavān sarva-bhūteśaḥ śaraṇyo bhakta-vatsalaḥ vareṇa chandayām āsa sa taṁ vavre purādhipam
- bhagavān
- the lord
- sarva
- of all
- bhūta
- created beings
- īśaḥ
- the master
- śaraṇyaḥ
- the giver of shelter
- bhakta
- to his devotees
- vatsalaḥ
- compassionate
- vareṇa
- with a choice of benedictions
- chandayām āsa
- gratified him
- saḥ
- he, Bāṇa
- tam
- him, Lord Śiva
- vavre
- chose
- pura
- of his city
- adhipam
- as the guardian
The lord and master of all created beings, the compassionate refuge of his devotees, gladdened Bāṇāsura by offering him the benediction of his choice. Bāṇa chose to have him, Lord Śiva, as the guardian of his city.