TEXT

बाण आराध्य गिरिशं लेभे तद्गणमुख्यताम् ।
यत्पार्श्वे भगवानास्ते ह्यद्यापि पुरपालकः ॥ १८ ॥
 
bana aradhya girisam
lebhe tad-gana-mukhyatam
yat-parsve bhagavan aste
hy adyapi pura-palakah
banah-Bana; aradhya-having worshiped; girisam-Lord Siva; lebhe-obtained; tat-of him (Lord Siva); gana-mukhyatam-the platform of being one of the chief associates; yat-parsve-beside whom; bhagavan-Lord Siva; aste-remains; hi-because of which; adya-now; api-even; pura-palakah-the protector of the capital.