अभिगम्य सुरास्सर्वे प्रणिपत्येदमब्रुवन्। देव देव महादेव लोकस्यास्य हिते रत।।1.36.10।।
Meaning
All the gods approached and prostrated, saying: "O god of gods, Mahadeva, devoted to this world's welfare,"
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| abhigamya surāḥ sarve | अभिगम्य सुराः सर्वे | having approached, all the gods | Gerund / Nominative plural |
| praṇipatya idam abruvan | प्रणिपत्य इदम् अब्रुवन् | having bowed down, said this | Gerund / Accusative / Verb (imperfect) |
| deva deva mahā-deva | देव देव महा-देव | O god, O god, great god | Vocative (repeated) |
| lokasya asya hite rata | लोकस्य अस्य हिते रत | devoted to the welfare of this world | Genitive / Locative / Nominative |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source identifies this prolonged act as an act of yoga called mahaa maithuna, and notes that Shaktaite Tantrik practitioners of the panca-ma-kaara ('five-element') theory -- madya, maamsa, matsya, mudra, maithuna: liquor, mutton, fish, postures, and copulation -- make use of these same elements, employing specific postures during copulation so that ejaculation is deferred for a longer period.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.36.10 · Bāla Kāṇḍa