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Shloka 155

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

भूधरो नागमौज्जी च नागकुण्डलकुण्डली । नागयज्ञोपवीती च नागचर्मोत्तरच्छद:

bhūdharo nāgamaūjjī ca nāgakuṇḍalakuṇḍalī | nāgayajñopavītī ca nāgacarmottaracchadaḥ ||

قال فاسوديفا: «إنه حاملُ الأرض؛ مشدودُ الوسطِ بالأفاعي. يلبسُ أقراطًا من الأفاعي، ويحملُ الخيطَ المقدّس (yajñopavīta) المصنوعَ من الأفاعي، ويتدثّرُ بجلدِ أفعى ثوبًا علويًّا». ويستحضر هذا الوصفُ شِيشا (Śeṣa) بوصفه سندَ الكون—موسومًا بالكفّ عن الهوى والثبات على الواجب—حتى إن حُلِيَّه ترمزُ إلى قوّةٍ منضبطةٍ مُسخَّرةٍ لخدمةِ حفظِ العالم.

भूधरःmountain-bearer; earth-supporter
भूधरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूधर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नागमौज्जीwearing a serpent as girdle/waistband
नागमौज्जी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनागमौज्जिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
नागकुण्डलकुण्डलीhaving serpent-earrings; wearing serpent as earrings
नागकुण्डलकुण्डली:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनागकुण्डलकुण्डलिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नागयज्ञोपवीतीwearing a serpent as sacred thread (yajñopavīta)
नागयज्ञोपवीती:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनागयज्ञोपवीतिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
नागचर्मोत्तरच्छदःhaving a serpent-skin as upper garment/covering
नागचर्मोत्तरच्छदः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनागचर्मोत्तरच्छद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वासुदेव उवाच

V
Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
Ś
Śeṣa (implied by the description as dharaṇīdhara and nāga-rūpa)
N
Nāgas (serpents)
Y
yajñopavīta (sacred thread)
K
kuṇḍala (earrings)
N
nāga-carma (serpent-skin garment)

Educational Q&A

The verse presents Śeṣa as the steadfast supporter of the world, whose serpent-ornaments signify controlled strength and disciplined power dedicated to sustaining cosmic order—an ethical ideal of bearing responsibility without ego.

Vāsudeva is describing the form and insignia of the great Nāga Śeṣa: earth-bearing, serpent-girdled, serpent-earringed, wearing a serpent-made sacred thread, and covered with serpent-skin—iconic markers identifying him and his cosmic function.