Thou art he that is adored in the primeval form of the universe,
Thou art of vast arms,
Thy lips are of coppery hue,
Thou art of the form of the vast waters that are contained in the ocean,
Thou art exceedingly stable and fixed (being of the form of mountains and hills),
Thou art Kapila,
Thou art brown,
Thou art all the hues whose mixture produces white,
Thou art the period of life,
Thou art ancient,
Thou art recent,
Thou art a Gandharva,
Thou art the mother of the celestials in the form of Aditi, or
Thou art the mother of all things in the form of the Earth,
Thou art Garuda, the prince of birds, born of Vinata and Kasyapa, otherwise called Tarkshya,
Thou art capable of being comprehended with ease,
Thou art of excellent and agreeable speech,
Thou art he that is armed with the battle-axe,
Thou art he that is desirous of victory,
Thou art he that assists others in the accomplishment of their designs,
The word anukari literally means an accessory. In the form of Krisna, the Supreme Deity sought to aid Arjuna in vanquishing Bhishma.
Thou art an excellent friend,
Krisna is an excellent friend of Arjuna and Pandavas
Thou art he that bears a veena made of two hollow gourds,
Thou art of terrible wrath (which Thou displayest at the time of the universal dissolution),
Thou ownest for Thy offspring, beings higher than men and deities (viz. Brahma and Visnu),
Thou art of the form of that Visnu, who floats on the waters after the universal dissolution,
Thou devourest all things with great ferocity,
Thou art he that procreates offspring,
Thou art family and race, continuing from generation to generation,
Thou art the blare that a bamboo flute gives out,
Thou art faultless,
Thou art he every limb of whose body is beautiful,
Thou art full of illusion,
Thou dost good to others without expecting any return,
Thou art Wind,
Thou art Fire,
Thou art the bonds of the worlds which bind Jiva,
Thou art the creator of those bonds,
Thou art the tearer of such bonds,
Thou art he that dwells with even the daityas,
The daityas are considered the foes of all sacrifices.
Thou dwellest with those that are the foes of all acts and that have abandoned all acts,
Thou art of large teeth, and of mighty weapons,
Thou art he that has been greatly censured,
Thou art he that stupefied the Rishis dwelling in the Daruka forest,
Thou art he that did good unto even Thy detractors (that is, those Rishis residing in the Daruka forest),
Thou art he that dispels all fears (and who, dispelling all the fears of those Rishis, gave them Emancipation),
Thou art he that has no wealth,
This is an allegory to the inability of Mahadeva to procure even His necessary wearing apparel.
Thou art the lord of the celestials,
Thou art the greatest of the gods,
This is an allegory to Mahadeva being adored by Indra and others that are considered the highest of the celestials.
Thou art an object of adoration with even Visnu,
Thou art the slayer of those that are the foes of the deities,
Thou art he that resides in the nethermost region in the form of the snake Sesha,
In Hindu mythology, the Earth is described as being supported in empty space by a mighty snake called Sesha. Mahadeva is that Sesha, also known as Ananta.
Thou art invisible but capable of being comprehended, even as the wind, though invisible, is perceived by everybody,
Thou art he, whose knowledge extends to the roots of everything and unto whom all things, even in their inner nature, are known,
Thou art the object that is enjoyed by him that enjoys it,
Thou art he among the eleven Rudras, who is called Ajaikapat,
Thou art the sovereign of the entire universe,
Thou art of the form of all Jivas in the universe,
This is in consequence of the Supreme Brahman considered containing Prakrti consisting of its three attributes of sattva, rajas and tamas.
Thou art he that is not subject to those three attributes,
Thou art he that transcends all attributes and is the state of pure existence, incapable of being described in any language,
Thou art the prince of physicians called Dhanwantari,
Thou art a comet,
This is an allegory to the calamities that flow from Mahadeva to the sinful.
Thou art the celestial generalissimo called Skanda,
Thou art the king of the Yakshas called Kubera who is Thy inseparable associate and who is the lord of all treasures in the world,
