गभस्तिनेमिःसत्त्वस्थःसिंहो भूतमहेश्वरः।
आदिदेवो महादेवो देवेशो देवभृद्गुरुः॥
ഗഭസ്തിനേമിഃ സത്ത്വസ്ഥഃ സിംഹോ ഭൂതമഹേശ്വരഃ
ആദിദേവോ മഹാദേവോ ദേവേശോ ദേവഭൃദ്ഗുരുഃ
கபஸ்திநேமி சத்த்வஸ்த ஸிம்ஹோ பூதமஹேச்வர
ஆதிதேவோ மஹாதேவோ தேவேசோ தேவப்ருத்குரு
ಗಭಸ್ತಿನೇಮಿಃ ಸತ್ತ್ವಸ್ಥಃ ಸಿಂಹೋ ಭೂತಮಹೇಶ್ವರಃ
ಆದಿದೇವೊ ಮಹಾದೇವೋ ದೆವೇಶೋ ದೇವಭೃದ್ಗುರುಃ
గభస్తినేమిః సత్త్వస్థః సింహో భూతమహేశ్వరః
ఆదిదేవో మహాదేవో దేవేశో దేవభృద్గురుః
gabhastinemih sattvasthah simho bhootamahesvarah
aadidevo mahaadevo deveso devabhrit guruh
486. Gabhastinemih - The Centre of the Supreme planetary system. The Sanskrit term ‘Gabhasti’ means ‘rays’, and the term ‘nemih’ means the ‘spokes.’ Therefore, the term indicates “One who is the hub of the wheel-of-light in which the spokes are His own rays of brilliancy.” Astronomically, we can consider this as the sun, the centre of the planetary system. Subjectively, He is the Atman, the Self-the Effulgent Consciousness-beaming out Himself to the whirls of matter (the five koshas).
487. Sattvasthah - Abiding in Sattva. Maayaa is constituted of the three gunas: unactivity (sattva), activity (rajas) and inactivity (tamas). When the Maayaa is predominantly constituted of Sattva, it becomes the vehicle for the Supreme Brahman to express as God, Sri Narayana. The Lord is essentially constituted of the “Sattva Guna” and, therefore, He is pure truthfulness in nature (Suddha Satya Svaroopa). It can also mean that He who remains (Stha) in all beings (Sattva).
488. Simhah – The Lion Due to His great exploits in fighting the negative forces during His various incarnations, He is indicated as the Lion among beings in the universe Also in Sanskrit “any part of a name can indicate the full name” Thus Bheema means ‘Bheema Sena’ or ‘Bhaamaa’ means ‘Satya-Bhaamaa’ Similarly, ‘Simha’ here might mean a part of the Lord’s name as ‘Narasimha’; Narayana had taken the form of the Man-Lion in order to end the tyranny of Hiranyakasipu, and bless his God-devoted son Prahlaada
489. Bhoota-Mahevarah - The Great Lord of Beings One who is the Lord who orders, commands, regulates and presides over all activities of all living creatures, and hence is ever the Ruler of All creature.
490. Aadidevah - The first Deity. Or it can also mean as one who is First (Aadi) and one who is resplendent (Deva); further we can also take it to mean that He is the First Deva, meaning, He is the God of all gods. The term ‘Aadi’ also means “one who eats;” the term’ Deva’ can mean ‘one who evolves’: thus the term can mean “one who evolves in eating up,” by consuming the names and forms. This implies that to the extent one withdraws himself from his false occupations with the perceived names and forms, he moves deeper and deeper into the experiences of the divine Lord in himself; with this idea in mind, Lord is described by this term, “One who evolves in consuming the names and forms.”
491. Mahaadevah - The Great Deity, He is the Source of all Consciousness, and from Him have risen all further deities and beings, therefore, it is right to consider Him as the Supreme Lord.
492. Devesah - The Lord of all Devas. He is the very Consciousness in the gods themselves; therefore, in His unquestionable prominence, He is addressed here as “God of all gods.”
493. Deva-bhrid-guruh – “One who is the king of gods”-Indra -(Deva Bhrit) and one who is the teacher (Guruh). In short, He is the protector and advisor of the very Indra, who is the king of gods.
