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॥ श्री ॥rahasya

Vaikṛtika Rahasya, Verse 12

Ṛṣi Medhas

Verses
39
Minutes
15
Level
advanced

Verse 12

Verse 12

शक्तिर्दण्डश्चर्म चापं पानपात्रं कमण्डलुः। अलङ्कृतभुजामेभिरायुधैः कमलासनाम् ॥ १२ ॥

śaktirdaṇḍaścarma cāpaṁ pānapātraṁ kamaṇḍaluḥ | alaṅkṛtabhujāmēbhirāyudhaiḥ kamalāsanām || 12 ||

Translation

the spear, the staff, the shield, the bow, the drinking cup and the water-pot. Her arms adorned with these weapons, seated on a lotus,

Word by word

śaktiḥ
the spear
daṇḍaḥ
the staff
carma
the shield
cāpam
the bow
pānapātram
the drinking cup
kamaṇḍaluḥ
the water-pot
alaṅkṛtabhujām
her arms adorned
ēbhiḥ āyudhaiḥ
with these weapons
kamalāsanām
seated on a lotus

Meaning

The list ends, and the verse continues into the instruction for her worship.