ईशानः प्राणदः प्राणो ज्येष्ठः श्रेष्ठः प्रजापतिः
हिरण्यगर्भो भूगर्भो माधवो मधुसूदनः
īśānaḥ prāṇadaḥ prāṇo jyeṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ prajāpatiḥ
hiraṇyagarbho bhūgarbho mādhavo madhusūdanaḥ
TRANSLATION
64. Īśānaḥ: He who controls and regulates everything
65. Prāṇadaḥ: One who bestows or activates the Prāṇa, the vital energy
66. Prāṇaḥ: The Supreme Being
67. Jyeṣṭhaḥ: The eldest of all; for there is nothing before Him
68. Śreṣṭhaḥ: One deserving the highest praise
69. Prajāpatiḥ: The master of all living beings, because He is Īśvara
70. Hiraṇyagarbhaḥ: One who is Ātmān of even Brahmā the creator
71. Bhūgarbhaḥ: One who has got the world within Himself
72. Mādhavaḥ: The Consort of Mā or Mahālakṣmī or one who is fit to be known through Madhu-Vidyā
73. Madhusūdanaḥ: The destroyer of the demon Madhu
