🕉️ Shloka:
व्यासं वसिष्ठनप्तारं शक्तेः पौत्रमकल्मषम् ।
पराशरात्मजं वन्दे शुकतातं तपोनिधिम् ॥ ३॥
✨ Word-by-word Meaning:
व्यासं (Vyāsam) – Sage Vyasa
वसिष्ठनप्तारं (Vasiṣṭhanaptāraṃ) – Descendant of Sage Vasistha
शक्तेः (Shakteḥ) – Of Shakti (Power)
पौत्रम् (Pautram) – Grandson
अकर्मषम् (Akalmaṣam) – Sinless, spotless
पराशरात्मजं (Parāśarātmajaṃ) – Son of Parashara
वन्दे (Vande) – I bow to
शुकतातं (Śukatātaṃ) – Named Shuka (son of Vyasa)
तपोनिधिम् (Taponidhim) – The ocean of penance (a great ascetic)
🌼 English Translation:
"I bow to Vyasa, the sinless grandson of Shakti and descendant of Vasistha; to Parashara’s son, Shuka, who is an ocean of penance."