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॥ श्री ॥rahasya

Vaikṛtika Rahasya

Ṛṣi Medhas

Verses
39
Minutes
15
Level
advanced

Verse 21

Verse 21

अष्टादशभुजा चैषा यदा पूज्या नराधिप। दशानना चाष्टभुजा दक्षिणोत्तरयोस्तदा ॥ २१ ॥

aṣṭādaśabhujā caiṣā yadā pūjyā narādhipa | daśānanā cāṣṭabhujā dakṣiṇōttarayōstadā || 21 ||

Translation

And when this eighteen-armed one is worshipped alone, O king, then the ten-faced and the eight-armed are to be worshipped to her south and north,

Word by word

aṣṭādaśabhujā
the eighteen-armed one
ca ēṣā
and this
yadā
when
pūjyā
is worshipped
narādhipa
O king
daśānanā
the ten-faced
ca aṣṭabhujā
and the eight-armed
dakṣiṇōttarayōḥ
to the south and north
tadā
then

Meaning

When Mahālakṣmī is the main image, the other two are worshipped beside her.