बाण आराध्य गिरिशं लेभे तद्गणमुख्यताम् । यत्पार्श्वे भगवानास्ते ह्यद्यापि पुरपालक: ॥ १८ ॥
bana aradhya girisam lebhe tad-gana-mukhyatam yat-parsve bhagavan aste hy adyapi pura-palakah
- banah
- Bana
- aradhya
- having worshiped
- girisam
- Lord Siva
- lebhe
- obtained
- tat
- of him (Lord Siva)
- gana-mukhyatam
- the platform of being one of the chief associates
- yat-parsve
- beside whom
- bhagavan
- Lord Siva
- aste
- remains
- hi
- because of which
- adya
- now
- api
- even
- pura-palakah
- the protector of the capital.
Since King Bana was a great worshiper of Lord Siva, he became one of Lord Siva’s most celebrated associates. Even now, Lord Siva protects King Bana’s capital and always stands beside him.