Shloka 20

लिङ्गार्चनविधिक्रमः—शुद्धि, न्यास, आसनकल्पना, अभिषेक, स्तोत्र-प्रदक्षिणा

Adhyaya 27

Devanagari script

बालेन्दुमुकुटं चैव हरिवक्त्रं चतुर्भुजम् पुष्पमालाधरं सौम्यं सर्वाभरणभूषितम्

Transliteration

bālendumukuṭaṃ caiva harivaktraṃ caturbhujam puṣpamālādharaṃ saumyaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam

Translation

若き月を冠として戴き、ハリの面貌を具え、四臂にして花鬘を垂れ、柔和にして吉祥、あらゆる荘厳具で飾られた御姿として観想すべし。かくして瑜伽行者は、縛られたパシュに解脱を授ける主宰パティに心を定める。

Word by Word

• bālendu-mukuṭam: having the young-crescent as a crown/diadem

• ca eva: and indeed

• hari-vaktram: having Hari (Vishnu)-like face / the Hari-faced form

• catur-bhujam: four-armed

• puṣpa-mālā-dharam: wearing/holding a garland of flowers

• saumyam: gentle, benevolent, auspicious

• sarva-ābharaṇa-bhūṣitam: decorated with all ornaments

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)