अन्तर्गुणगणाकीर्णं सुरन्ध्रैः सुषिरैर्वृतम् । उह्यमानपयःपूरैर्दिवसालोककान्तिमत् ॥ ४ ॥
antarguṇagaṇākīrṇaṁ surandhraiḥ suṣirairvṛtam | uhyamānapayaḥpūrairdivasālōkakāntimat || 4 ||
Translation
filled within with hosts of qualities, enclosed by fine openings and hollows, beautiful with the light of day by the floods of water carried in it;
Word by word
- antar
- (antaḥ) within
- guṇa
- of qualities
- gaṇa
- with hosts
- ākīrṇaṁ
- filled
- surandhraiḥ
- by fine openings
- suṣirair
- (suṣiraiḥ) and hollows
- vṛtam
- enclosed
- uhyamāna
- carried in it
- payaḥ
- of water
- pūrair
- (pūraiḥ) by the floods
- divasa
- of day
- ālōka
- with the light
- kāntimat
- beautiful
Meaning
Another commentary: within the stalk are its threads, and in the earth the qualities of things to be enjoyed; its hollows are the nether worlds with their boundless waters; and it shines in the light of day. A lotus stalk is full of fine channels that carry water; the earth's caves and nether regions are those channels.