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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 13.63

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Ullāsas
14
Verses
2517
Minutes
1258
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Ullāsa 13 · Verse 63

वास्तुराक्षसध्यानम्The meditation of the rākṣasa Vāstu

Verse 63

चतुर्भुजं महाकायं जटामण्डितमस्तकम् । त्रिलोचनं करालास्यं हारकुण्डलशोभितम् ॥ ६३ ॥

caturbhujaṁ mahākāyaṁ jaṭāmaṇḍitamastakam | trilōcanaṁ karālāsyaṁ hārakuṇḍalaśōbhitam || 63 ||

Translation

Four-armed, of great body, his head adorned with matted hair, three-eyed, with gaping jaws, beautiful with necklace and earrings,

Word by word

caturbhujaṁ
four-armed
mahā
of great
kāyaṁ
body
jaṭā
with matted hair
maṇḍita
adorned
mastakam
his head
trilōcanaṁ
three-eyed
karāla
gaping
āsyaṁ
(āsyam) with jaws
hāra
with necklace
kuṇḍala
and earrings
śōbhitam
beautiful

Meaning

Verses 63-66 give the meditation in one sweep.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

He tells the meditation of Vāstu itself in three verses and a half, "caturbhujam" and the rest.