Chapter 2 · Dvitīyo’dhyāyaḥ (Second Chapter)
Verse 28
अस्त्राण्यनेकरूपाणि तथाभेद्यं च दंशनम्। अम्लानपङ्कजां मालां शिरस्युरसि चापराम् ॥ २८ ॥
astrāṇyanēkarūpāṇi tathābhēdyaṁ ca daṁśanam | amlānapaṅkajāṁ mālāṁ śirasyurasi cāparām || 28 ||
Translation
'And (he gave) missile weapons of many forms, and also impenetrable armor. (He gave) an unfading lotus garland for her head and another for her chest.'
Word by word
- astrāṇi
- missile weapons
- anekarūpāṇi
- of many forms
- tathā
- and
- abhedyam
- impenetrable
- ca
- and
- daṁśanam
- armor
- amlāna
- unfading
- paṅkajām
- lotus
- mālām
- garland
- śirasi
- on the head
- urasi
- on the chest
- aparām
- another
Meaning
Viśvakarmā's offerings are both offensive and defensive. The diverse missiles (astra) grant her countless ways to combat evil. The impenetrable armor (abhedyam daṃśanam) makes her invulnerable. The unfading lotus garlands symbolize eternal purity, beauty, and divine grace that never withers.