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॥ श्री ॥rahasya

Mūrti Rahasya

Ṛṣi Medhas

Verses
25
Minutes
10
Level
advanced

Verse 5

रक्ताम्बरा रक्तवर्णा रक्तसर्वाङ्गभूषणा। रक्तायुधा रक्तनेत्रा रक्तकेशातिभीषणा ॥ ५ ॥

raktāmbarā raktavarṇā raktasarvāṅgabhūṣaṇā | raktāyudhā raktanētrā raktakēśātibhīṣaṇā || 5 ||

Translation

Her garments are red, her colour red, and every ornament on her body red; her weapons are red, her eyes red, her hair red; she is most fearsome.

Word by word

raktāmbarā
with red garments
raktavarṇā
red in colour
raktasarvāṅgabhūṣaṇā
with red ornaments on every limb
raktāyudhā
with red weapons
raktanētrā
red-eyed
raktakēśā
red-haired
atibhīṣaṇā
most fearsome

Meaning

Raktadantikā is red throughout, as Nandā was golden.