वास्तुपुरुषपूजाविधिःThe rite of worshipping Vāstu-puruṣa
Verse 44
कपिलास्यः पिङ्गकेशो भीषणो रक्तलोचनः । कोटराक्षो लम्बकर्णो दीर्घजङ्घो महोदरः ॥ ४४ ॥
kapilāsyaḥ piṅgakēśō bhīṣaṇō raktalōcanaḥ | kōṭarākṣō lambakarṇō dīrghajaṅghō mahōdaraḥ || 44 ||
Translation
Tawny-faced, Yellow-haired, Terrible, Red-eyed, Hollow-eyed, Long-eared, Long-legged, Great-bellied,
Word by word
- kapila
- tawny
- āsyaḥ
- (āsyaḥ) faced
- piṅga
- yellow
- kēśaḥ
- (keśaḥ) haired
- bhīṣaṇaḥ
- (bhīṣaṇaḥ) Terrible
- rakta
- red
- lōcanaḥ
- (locanaḥ) eyed
- kōṭara
- hollow
- akṣaḥ
- (akṣaḥ) eyed
- lamba
- long
- karṇaḥ
- (karṇaḥ) eared
- dīrgha
- long
- jaṅghaḥ
- (jaṅghaḥ) legged
- mahā
- great
- udaraḥ
- (udaraḥ) bellied
Meaning
Verses 44-45 name Vāstu's twelve attendants (parikara). Their names describe them: Kapilāsya, Piṅgakeśa, Bhīṣaṇa, Raktalocana, Koṭarākṣa, Lambakarṇa, Dīrghajaṅgha, Mahodara.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Now he tells the attendants of the demon Vāstu in a verse and a half, "kapilāsyaḥ" and the rest. Parikarāḥ: attendants.