Sanatkumara Samhita

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The is is the english translation of the Sanatkumara Samhita. Sanatkumara in Sanskrit means “eternal youth”. Sage Sanatkumara was one of the Four Kumaras, the four Manasputras (mind-born-sons) or spiritual sons of Brahma. Sanatkumara is also the author of the Sanatkumara Samhita, which is part of the Shiva Purana, and has 59 chapters. Alternative ...

Sanskrit text and Unicode transliteration:

त्रि-कालम् अर्चयेद् देवं सङ्ग-न्यास-विधानतः
नामानि कीर्तयंस् तस्य तत्-कथा-श्रवणोत्सुकः

tri-kālam arcayed devaṃ saṅga-nyāsa-vidhānataḥ
nāmāni kīrtayaṃs tasya tat-kathā-śravaṇotsukaḥ

Word-for-word Sanskrit-English equivalents:

tri-kālam—three times; arcayet—one should worship; devam—the Lord; saṅga-nyāsa-vidhānataḥ—with nyasas; nāmāni—names; kīrtayan—chanting; tasya—of Him; tat-kathā-śravaṇotsukaḥ—eager to hear about Him.

English translation of verse:

Performing nyāsas, one should worship the Lord thrice daily. One should chant the Lord's holy names and be eager to hear His glories.

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