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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 4.17

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Ullāsas
14
Published
4
Verses
385
Minutes
192
Level
advanced

Ullāsa 4 · Verse 17

Verse 17

चतुर्भुजा त्वं द्विभुजा षड्भुजाऽष्टभुजा तथा । त्वमेव विश्वरक्षार्थं नानाशस्त्रास्त्रधारिणी ॥ १७ ॥

caturbhujā tvaṁ dvibhujā ṣaḍbhujā’ṣṭabhujā tathā | tvamēva viśvarakṣārthaṁ nānāśastrāstradhāriṇī || 17 ||

Translation

Four-armed, two-armed, six-armed and eight-armed, you alone, for the protection of the universe, bear every kind of weapon.

Word by word

caturbhujā
four-armed
tvaṁ
you
dvibhujā
two-armed
ṣaḍbhujā’ṣṭabhujā
six-armed, eight-armed
tathā
likewise
tvamēva
you alone
viśvarakṣārthaṁ
for the protection of the universe
nānāśastrāstradhāriṇī
bearing many kinds of weapons