नम: शिवाय शान्ताय सत्त्वाय प्रमृडाय च । रजोजुषेऽथ घोराय नमस्तुभ्यं तमोजुषे ॥ १७ ॥
namaḥ śivāya śāntāya sattvāya pramṛḍāya ca rajo-juṣe ’tha ghorāya namas tubhyaṁ tamo-juṣe
- namaḥ
- obeisances
- śivāya
- to the all-auspicious
- śāntāya
- peaceful
- sattvāya
- the personification of material goodness
- pramṛḍāya
- the giver of pleasure
- ca
- and
- rajaḥ-juṣe
- to him who is in contact with the mode of passion
- atha
- also
- ghorāya
- terrible
- namaḥ
- obeisances
- tubhyam
- to you
- tamaḥ-juṣe
- who associates with the mode of ignorance
Again and again I offer my obeisances unto you, O all-auspicious transcendental personality. As the lord of goodness you give pleasure, in contact with the mode of passion you appear most fearful, and you also associate with the mode of ignorance.