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॥ श्री ॥rahasya

Prādhānika Rahasya, Verse 19

Ṛṣi Medhas

Verses
31
Minutes
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Verse 19

Verse 19

ब्रह्मन् विधे विरिञ्चेति धातरित्याह तं नरम्। श्रीः पद्मे कमले लक्ष्मीत्याह माता च तां स्त्रियम् ॥ १९ ॥

brahman vidhē viriñcēti dhātarityāha taṁ naram | śrīḥ padmē kamalē lakṣmītyāha mātā ca tāṁ striyam || 19 ||

Translation

The Mother called the man Brahmā, Vidhi, Viriñci and Dhātṛ, and the woman Śrī, Padmā, Kamalā and Lakṣmī.

Word by word

brahman
Brahmā
vidhē
Vidhi
viriñca
Viriñci
iti
thus
dhātaḥ
Dhātṛ
āha
called
tam naram
the man
śrīḥ
Śrī
padmē
Padmā
kamalē
Kamalā
lakṣmī
Lakṣmī
mātā
the Mother
tām striyam
the woman

Meaning

The names of the first couple: Brahmā the creator, and Lakṣmī, goddess of fortune.