वाहनदानमन्त्रम्The mantras for giving the vehicles
Verse 255
क्षुरेषु सर्वतीर्थानि रोम्णि वेदाः सनातनाः । निगमागमतन्त्राणि दशनाग्रे वसन्ति ते ॥ २५५ ॥
kṣurēṣu sarvatīrthāni rōmṇi vēdāḥ sanātanāḥ | nigamāgamatantrāṇi daśanāgrē vasanti tē || 255 ||
Translation
"In your hooves are all the holy places, in your hair the eternal Vedas; the nigamas, āgamas and tantras dwell at the tips of your teeth.
Word by word
- kṣurēṣu
- in your hooves
- sarva
- all
- tīrthāni
- the holy places
- rōmṇi
- in your hair
- vēdāḥ
- (vedāḥ) the Vedas
- sanātanāḥ
- (sanātanāḥ) eternal
- nigama
- the nigamas
- āgama
- āgamas
- tantrāṇi
- and tantras
- daśana
- of the teeth
- agrē
- (agre) at the tips
- vasanti
- dwell
- tē
- your
Meaning
The commentary glosses "daśanāgre" as the tips of the teeth. The bull holds all scripture and every pilgrimage in his body, as the cow does in tradition.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Daśanāgre: at the tips of the teeth.