द्वारपालपूजाWorship of the door-keepers
Verse 98
त्रिशिराः पुरजिच्चैव भीमनादो महोदरः । उत्तरद्वारपाश्चैते सर्वे शस्त्रास्त्रपाणयः ॥ ९८ ॥
triśirāḥ purajiccaiva bhīmanādō mahōdaraḥ | uttaradvārapāścaitē sarvē śastrāstrapāṇayaḥ || 98 ||
Translation
…Triśiras, Purajit, Bhīmanāda and Mahodara are the keepers of the northern door. All of them hold weapons, thrown and wielded.
Word by word
- triśirāḥ
- (triśirāḥ) Triśiras
- purajit
- Purajit
- ca
- and
- ēva
- also
- bhīmanādaḥ
- (bhīmanādaḥ) Bhīmanāda
- mahōdaraḥ
- (mahodaraḥ) Mahodara
- uttara
- of the northern
- dvāra
- door
- pāḥ
- (pāḥ) the keepers
- ētē
- these
- sarvē
- all
- śastra
- wielded weapons
- astra
- and thrown
- pāṇayaḥ
- (pāṇayaḥ) in hand
Meaning
"Śastrāstra" covers both kinds of weapon, those held in the hand and those hurled.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 97.