Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 18
तथैव वैष्णवी शक्तिर्गरुडोपरि संस्थिता। शङ्खचक्रगदाशार्ङ्गखड्गहस्ताभ्युपाययौ ॥ १८ ॥
tathaiva vaiṣṇavī śaktirgaruḍōpari saṁsthitā | śaṅkhacakragadāśārṅgakhaḍgahastābhyupāyayau || 18 ||
Translation
Likewise, Vaiṣṇavī, the power situated on Garuda, holding a conch, discus, mace, bow, and sword, came.
Word by word
- tathaiva
- likewise
- vaiṣṇavī
- Vaiṣṇavī
- śaktiḥ
- power
- garuḍopari
- on Garuda
- saṁsthitā
- situated
- śaṅkha
- conch
- cakra
- discus
- gadā
- mace
- śārṅga
- bow
- khaḍga
- sword
- hastā
- holding in hands
- abhyupāyayau
- came
Meaning
Vaiṣṇavī, Vishnu’s Shakti, arrives on Garuda, wielding Vishnu’s weapons—conch, discus, mace, bow, and sword—to fight the demons.