नाभागस्तं प्रणम्याह तवेश किल वास्तुकम् । इत्याह मे पिता ब्रह्मञ्छिरसा त्वां प्रसादये ॥ ९ ॥
nabhagas tam pranamyaha tavesa kila vastukam ity aha me pita brahman chirasa tvam prasadaye
- nabhagah
- Nabhaga
- tam
- unto him (Lord Siva)
- pranamya
- offering obeisances
- aha
- said
- tava
- yours
- isa
- O lord
- kila
- certainly
- vastukam
- everything in the arena of sacrifice
- iti
- thus
- aha
- said
- me
- my
- pita
- father
- brahman
- O brahmana
- sirasa
- bowing my head
- tvam
- unto you
- prasadaye
- I am begging your mercy.
Thereupon, after offering obeisances to Lord Siva, Nabhaga said: O worshipable lord, everything in this arena of sacrifice is yours. This is the assertion of my father. Now, with great respect, I bow my head before you, begging your mercy.