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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 13.95

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Ullāsa 13 · Verse 95

दिक्पालपूजादिWorship of the guardians of the directions

Verse 95

ईशानं वृषभारूढं त्रिशूलवरधारिणम् । व्याघ्रचर्माम्बरधरं पूर्णेन्दुसदृशप्रभम् ॥ ९५ ॥

īśānaṁ vṛṣabhārūḍhaṁ triśūlavaradhāriṇam | vyāghracarmāmbaradharaṁ pūrṇēndusadṛśaprabham || 95 ||

Translation

…and Īśāna, riding the bull, bearing the trident and the boon, clothed in a tiger skin, with a radiance like the full moon.

Word by word

īśānaṁ
Īśāna
vṛṣabha
the bull
ārūḍhaṁ
(ārūḍham) riding
triśūla
the trident
vara
and the boon
dhāriṇam
bearing
vyāghra
tiger
carma
skin
ambara
as garment
dharaṁ
wearing
pūrṇa
full
indu
the moon
sadṛśa
like
prabham
with a radiance

Meaning

Īśāna, the north-east, is Śiva's own form among the guardians.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 93.