सदाशिवध्यानम्The meditation on Sadāśiva
Verse 35
गङ्गाधरं दशभुजं शशिशोभितमस्तकम् । कपालं पावकं पाशं पिनाकं परशुं करैः ॥ ३५ ॥
gaṅgādharaṁ daśabhujaṁ śaśiśōbhitamastakam | kapālaṁ pāvakaṁ pāśaṁ pinākaṁ paraśuṁ karaiḥ || 35 ||
Translation
bearing the Gaṅgā, ten-armed, his head made bright by the moon; holding a skull, fire, a noose, the Pināka bow and an axe in his hands,
Word by word
- gaṅgā
- the Gaṅgā
- dharaṁ
- bearing
- daśa
- ten
- bhujaṁ
- armed
- śaśi
- by the moon
- śōbhita
- made bright
- mastakam
- whose head
- kapālaṁ
- a skull
- pāvakaṁ
- fire
- pāśaṁ
- a noose
- pinākaṁ
- the Pināka
- paraśuṁ
- an axe
- karaiḥ
- with the hands
Meaning
The ten arms carry five emblems on each side; this verse names those of the left, and the next those of the right. The Pināka is Śiva's own bow.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 33.