SB 12.10.19 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

श्रीभगवानुवाच वरं वृणीष्व न: कामं वरदेशा वयं त्रय: । अमोघं दर्शनं येषां मर्त्यो यद् विन्दतेऽमृतम् ॥ १९ ॥

Verse text

śrī-bhagavān uvāca varaṁ vṛṇīṣva naḥ kāmaṁ vara-deśā vayaṁ trayaḥ amoghaṁ darśanaṁ yeṣāṁ martyo yad vindate ’mṛtam

Synonyms

śrī — bhagavān uvāca — Lord Śiva said ; varam — a benediction ; vṛṇīṣva — please choose ; naḥ — from us ; kāmam — as desired ; vara — da — of all givers of benedictions ; īśāḥ — the controlling lords ; vayam — we ; trayaḥ — three (Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara) ; amogham — never in vain ; darśanam — the seeing ; yeṣām — of whom ; martyaḥ — a mortal being ; yat — by which ; vindate — achieves ; amṛtam — immortality .

Translation

Lord Śiva said: Please ask me for some benediction, since among all givers of benedictions, we three — Brahmā, Viṣṇu and I — are the best. Seeing us never goes in vain, because simply by seeing us a mortal achieves immortality.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Śiva said: Please ask from us whatever benediction you desire. Among all givers of benedictions, we three—Brahmā, Viṣṇu and I—are the best. Seeing us never goes in vain, and from us a mortal achieves immortality. Yat means “from us.”