ब्रह्मानन्तयोर्ध्यानकथनम्The meditations of Brahmā and Ananta
Verse 100
रक्तोत्पलनिभो ब्रह्मा चतुरास्यश्चतुर्भुजः । हंसारूढो वराभीतिमालापुस्तकपाणिकः ॥ १०० ॥
raktōtpalanibhō brahmā caturāsyaścaturbhujaḥ | haṁsārūḍhō varābhītimālāpustakapāṇikaḥ || 100 ||
Translation
Brahmā is like a red lotus, four-faced and four-armed, riding a swan, with the boon, fearlessness, a rosary and a book in his hands.
Word by word
- rakta
- a red
- utpala
- (utpala) lotus
- nibhaḥ
- (nibhaḥ) like
- brahmā
- Brahmā
- catur
- (catuḥ) four
- āsyaḥ
- (āsyaḥ) faced
- caturbhujaḥ
- (caturbhujaḥ) four-armed
- haṁsa
- a swan
- ārūḍhaḥ
- (ārūḍhaḥ) riding
- vara
- the boon
- abhīti
- fearlessness
- mālā
- a rosary
- pustaka
- and a book
- pāṇikaḥ
- (pāṇikaḥ) in his hands
Meaning
Brahmā, red as the creative rajas, rides his haṁsa.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 99.