Thou art that wooden bar called aksha of a chariot and, therefore, art Thou he that is attached to the chariot represented by the body,
Thou art attached to all things as the all-pervading consciousness,
Thou art endowed with very great might, or
Thou art a hero of heroes,
Thou art the Veda,
Thou art the Smritis, the Itihasas, the Puranas and other scriptures,
Thou art the illustrious deity of every sacred shrine,
Thou art he that has the Earth for his car (chariot),
Thou art the inert elements that enter into the composition of every creature,
Thou art he that imparts life into every combination of those inert elements,
Thou art the Pranava and other sacred mantras that instill life into dead matter,
Thou art he that casts tranquil glances,
Thou art exceedingly harsh by Thy being the destroyer of all things,
Thou art he in who are innumerable precious attributes and possessions,
Thou hast a body that is red,
Thou art he that has all the vast oceans as so many ponds filled for Thy drinking,
The word nipana means a shallow pond or ditch where cattle drink. The very oceans are in the nature of nipanas for Mahadeva.
Thou art the root of the tree of the world,
Thou art exceedingly beautiful, and shinest with surpassing grandeur,
Thou art of the form of ambrosia or nectar,
Thou art both cause and effect,
Thou art an ocean of penances (being a great yogi),
Thou art he that is desirous of ascending to the highest state of existence,
Thou art he that has already attained to that state,
Thou art he that is distinguished for the purity of his conduct, acts and observances,
Thou art he that is possessed of great fame by virtue of the righteousness of his behavior,
Thou art the ornament of armies (as Thou art of the form of prowess and courage),
Thou art he that is adorned with celestial ornaments,
Thou art Yoga,
Thou art he from whom flow eternal Time measured by yugas and kalpas,
Thou art he that conveys all creatures from place,
This has reference to the incarnation of Trivikrama, the dwarf suddenly expanding his form till, with two steps, he covered heaven and earth, and demanded space for his third
step.
Thou art of the form of righteousness and sin, and their intermixture (as displayed in the successive yugas),
Thou art great and formless,
Thou art he that slew the mighty Asura that had approached Varanasi in the form of an infuriated elephant of vast proportions,
Thou art of the form of death,
Thou givest to all creatures such fruition of their wishes as accords with their merits,
Thou art approachable,
Thou art conversant with all things that are beyond the ken of the senses,
Thou art conversant with the tattvas,
Thou art he that incessantly shines in beauty,
Thou wearest garlands that stretch from Thy neck down to the feet,
Thou art that Hara that has the Moon for his beautiful eye,
Thou art the ocean of salt of vast expanse,
Thou art the first three Yugas – Krita, Treta and Dwapara,
Thou art he, whose appearance is always of advantage to others,
Thou art he that has three eyes in the form of the scriptures, the preceptor and meditation,
Thou art he whose forms are exceedingly subtle,
Thou art he whose ears are bored for wearing jewelled kundalas,
Thou art the bearer of matted locks,
Thou art the point which indicates the nasal sound,
Thou art the two dots – Visarga,
Thou art possessed of an excellent face,
Thou art the shaft that is shot by the warrior for destruction of his foe,
Thou art all the weapons that are used by warriors,
Thou art endued with patience capable of bearing all things,
Thou art he whose knowledge has risen from the cessation of all physical and mental functions (that is, who has possessed the knowledge of Yoga),
Thou art he that has become displayed as Truth (in consequence of the cessation of all other faculties),
Thou art that note which, arising from the region called gandhara, is exceedingly sonorous to the ear,
Thou art he that is armed with the mighty bow (called Pinaka),
Thou art he that is the understanding and the desires that exist in all creatures, besides being the supreme upholder of all beings,
Thou art he, from whom all acts flow,
Thou art that wind which rises at the time of universal dissolution capable of churning the entire universe even as the staff in the hands of the dairy-maid churns curd in the pot,
Thou art he that is full,
Thou art he that sees all things,
Thou art the sound that arises from slapping one palm against another,
Thou art he the palm of whose hand serves as the dish or plate whence to take his food,
Thou art he that is possessed of an adamantine body,
Thou art exceedingly great,
Thou art of the form of an umbrella,
Thou art he that has an excellent umbrella,
Thou art well-known to be identical with all creatures,
Thou art he that, having put forth three feet, covered the entire universe with two and wanted space for the third,
