त्रैलोक्यविजयकवचपाठफलम्The fruit of reciting the armour
Verse 73
सर्वविद्यासु निपुणः सर्वशास्त्रार्थतत्त्ववित् । वशे तस्य महीपाला भोगमोक्षौ करस्थितौ ॥ ७३ ॥
sarvavidyāsu nipuṇaḥ sarvaśāstrārthatattvavit | vaśē tasya mahīpālā bhōgamōkṣau karasthitau || 73 ||
Translation
Skilled in all learning, knowing the true meaning of all the scriptures; kings are in his power; enjoyment and liberation lie in his hand.
Word by word
- sarva
- in all; of all
- vidyāsu
- learning
- nipuṇaḥ
- skilled
- śāstra
- the scriptures
- artha
- of the meaning
- tattva
- the truth
- vit
- knowing
- vaśē
- in power
- tasya
- his
- mahīpālā
- (mahīpālāḥ) kings
- bhōga
- enjoyment
- mōkṣau
- and liberation
- kara
- in the hand
- sthitau
- lie
Meaning
Learning and wisdom (nipuṇa, the commentary glosses, "skilled"), influence over rulers, and both aims of the Tantra, bhoga and mokṣa, "in his hand" (karasthita): within easy reach. The pairing of enjoyment and liberation returns from verse 5.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Nipuṇaḥ: skilled. (This explanation covers verses 73 and 74.)