स्वामिनं कार्तिकेयं च शालग्रामं हरिं तथा । स्थानानि च चतुःषष्टिं हरेरथ हरस्य च ॥ ३८ ॥
svāminaṁ kārtikēyaṁ ca śālagrāmaṁ hariṁ tathā | sthānāni ca catuḥṣaṣṭiṁ harēratha harasya ca || 38 ||
Translation
the Lord Kārttikeya and Hari at Śālagrāma, and the sixty-four seats of Hari and of Hara;
Word by word
- svāminaṁ
- the Lord
- kārtikēyaṁ
- Kārttikeya
- ca
- and
- śālagrāmaṁ
- at Śālagrāma
- hariṁ
- Hari
- tathā
- and
- sthānāni
- the seats
- catuḥṣaṣṭiṁ
- sixty-four
- harēr
- (hareḥ) of Hari
- atha
- and
- harasya
- of Hara
Meaning
Kārttikeya, the son of Śiva, is worshipped as "the Lord" (svāmin). Śālagrāma is the holy place on the Gaṇḍakī river in Nepal, where the black stones worshipped as Viṣṇu are found. Hari is Viṣṇu and Hara is Śiva; each has sixty-four sacred seats.