गन्धपुष्पे समादाय करकच्छपमुद्रया । हृदि हस्तौ समाधाय ध्यायेद्देवीं सनातनीम् ॥ १३६ ॥
gandhapuṣpē samādāya karakacchapamudrayā | hṛdi hastau samādhāya dhyāyēddēvīṁ sanātanīm || 136 ||
Translation
Taking scent and flowers with the kacchapa mudrā and placing the hands on the heart, he should meditate on the eternal Goddess.
Word by word
- gandhapuṣpē
- scent and flowers
- samādāya
- taking
- karakacchapamudrayā
- with the kacchapa mudrā of the hands
- hṛdi
- on the heart
- hastau
- the hands
- samādhāya
- placing
- dhyāyēddēvīṁ
- should meditate on the Goddess
- sanātanīm
- the eternal
Meaning
Kacchapa, "tortoise", is the mudrā the guru teaches.