Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.62.3

bhagavān sarva-bhūteśaḥ

śaraṇyo bhakta-vatsalaḥ

vareṇa chandayām āsa

sa taḿ vavre purādhipam

SYNONYMS

bhagavān — the lord; sarva — of all; bhūta — created beings; īśaḥ — the master; śaraṇyaḥ — the giver of shelter; bhakta — to his devotees; vatsalaḥ — compassionate; vareṇa — with a choice of benedictions; chandayām āsa — gratified him; saḥ — he, Bāṇa; tam — him, Lord Śiva; vavre — chose; pura — of his city; adhipam — as the guardian.

TRANSLATION

The lord and master of all created beings, the compassionate refuge of his devotees, gladdened Bāṇāsura by offering him the benediction of his choice. Bāṇa chose to have him, Lord Śiva, as the guardian of his city.

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