Chapter 2 · Dvitīyo’dhyāyaḥ (Second Chapter)
Verse 22
वज्रमिन्द्रः समुत्पाद्य कुलिशादमराधिपः। ददौ तस्यै सहस्राक्षो घण्टामैरावताद् गजात् ॥ २२ ॥
vajramindraḥ samutpādya kuliśādamarādhipaḥ | dadau tasyai sahasrākṣō ghaṇṭāmairāvatād gajāt || 22 ||
Translation
'Indra, the lord of the immortals, producing a thunderbolt from his own, gave it to her. The thousand-eyed one (Indra) also gave her a bell from his elephant, Airavata.'
Word by word
- vajram
- the thunderbolt
- indraḥ
- Indra
- samutpādya
- producing
- kuliśāt
- from his thunderbolt
- amarādhipaḥ
- the lord of the immortals
- dadau
- gave
- tasyai
- to her
- sahasrākṣaḥ
- the thousand-eyed one (Indra)
- ghaṇṭām
- a bell
- airāvatāt
- from Airavata
- gajāt
- from the elephant
Meaning
Indra, the king of gods and god of rain and thunderstorms, bestows his most powerful weapon, the vajra (thunderbolt), representing unbreakable force and authority. He also gives a bell from his divine elephant, Airavata. The bell's loud sound symbolizes fearlessness, the proclamation of victory, and the power to disorient enemies.