Shloka 24
Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti
Devanagari script
घण्टा सरस्वती देवी धनुषः श्रुतिरूपिणी इषुर्विष्णुर्महातेजाः शल्यं सोमः शरस्य च
Transliteration
ghaṇṭā sarasvatī devī dhanuṣaḥ śrutirūpiṇī iṣurviṣṇurmahātejāḥ śalyaṃ somaḥ śarasya ca
Translation
O sino é a deusa Sarasvatī; o arco é a Śruti, o Veda corporificado. A flecha é o poderoso Viṣṇu; e Soma (a Lua) é a ponta da flecha e também a própria essência de sua haste.
Word by Word
ghaṇṭābell
ghaṇṭā:
sarasvatī devīGoddess Sarasvatī (power of sacred speech)
sarasvatī devī:
dhanuṣaḥthe bow
dhanuṣaḥ:
śruti-rūpiṇīhaving the form of Śruti/Veda
śruti-rūpiṇī:
iṣuḥthe arrow
iṣuḥ:
viṣṇuḥViṣṇu
viṣṇuḥ:
mahā-tejāḥof great splendor/power
mahā-tejāḥ:
śalyamarrowhead/point (also: the piercing tip)
śalyam:
somaḥSoma/Moon (nectar-principle)
somaḥ:
śarasyaof the arrow/its shaft
śarasya:
caand
ca:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating traditional correspondences within the Linga Purana’s Shaiva frame)