Thou art he that appears in the firmament in the heart encased in the body of every creature,
The Brahman, being the subtlest, is experienced in the firmament of one’s own heart. Mahadeva, being identical with the Brahman, is displayed in the heart that is within the
physical casing of every creature. As such Mahadeva may be said to appear in His effulgence within everyone’s body.
Thou art he that enters into the brain of every creature,
Thou bearest the bamboo flute, and also the tambour,
Thou bearest the musical instrument called tali,
Thou hast the wooden vessel used for husking grain,
Thou art he that covers that illusion, which covers Yama,
The word kalakatankatah means thus: Kala is Yama. He is covered with the illusion of the Supreme Deity. This all-covering illusion, again, has the Supreme Deity for its
cover. What is meant is that Thou art that Supreme Deity.
Thou art an astrologer inasmuch as Thy understanding is always directed towards the motion of the wheel of Time which is made up of the luminaries in the firmament,
Thou art Jiva, whose understanding is directed to things that are the result of the attributes of sattva, rajas and tamas,
Thou art that in which all things merge when dissolution overtakes them,
Thou art stable and fixed, there being nothing in Thee that is subject to change or mutation of any kind,
Thou art the Lord of all creatures,
Thy arms extend all over the universe,
Thou art displayed in innumerable forms that are but fractions of Thyself,
Thou pervadest all things,
The words vibhaga and sarvaga are indicative of Thou being the universe as vyashti and samashti.
Thou art he that has no mouth (for, Thou enjoyest not the objects of Thy own creation),
Thou art he that frees Thy creatures from the bonds of the world,
Thou art easily attainable,
The word susaranab recorded in some editions is indicative of ‘Thou art he that well protects the universe’.
Thou art he that manifested himself with the golden mail,
The allegory is to the golden mail being the illusion of the Supreme Deity in consequence of which the universe has become manifest.
Thou art he that appears in the phallic emblem,
Thou art he that wanders in the forests in quest of fowls and animals,
Thou art he that wanders over the Earth,
Thou art he that is omnipresent,
Thou art the blare that is produced by all the trumpets blown in the three worlds,
Thou art he that has all creatures for his relatives (Pasupati),
Thou art of the form of a snake (for, Thou art identical with the mighty Naga named Sesha),
Thou art he that lives in mountain caves (like Jaigishavya) or any other yogi,
Thou art identical with Guha (the celestial generalissimo),
Thou wearest garlands of flowers,
Thou art he that enjoys happiness that springs from the possession of worldly objects,
The word tarangavit literally means being conversant with waves. It means one that is acquainted with the pleasures that arise from the enjoyment of worldly things, for such
pleasures may be likened to waves which appear and disappear on the surface of the sea, or ocean of Eternity.
Thou art he, from whom all creatures have derived their three states of birth, existence and destruction,
Thou art he that upholds all things that exist or occur in the three stages of time viz., the past, the present and the future,
Thou art he that frees creatures from the effects of all acts belonging to previous lives as well as those accomplished in the present life and from all the bonds due to
ignorance and desire,
Thou art he that is the binder of asuras’ chiefs,
The reference to the binder of asuras’ chief is to the Supreme Deity’s form of Visnu in which he had bound Bali, the chief of the asuras. The plural form has reference to
successive kalpas.
Thou art he that is the slayer of foes in battle,
Thou art that which is attainable by knowledge alone,
Thou art Durvasas,
Thou art he that is waited upon and adored by all the righteous,
Thou art he that causes the fall of even Brahma and the others,
Thou art he that gives unto all creatures the just share of joy and grief that each deserves according to its own acts,
Thou art he that is incomparable,
Thou art well conversant with the shares that are given and appropriated in sacrifices, or
Thou art he that is well conversant with the ritual of sacrifices,
Thou residest in every place,
Thou wanderest everywhere,
Thou art he that has mean vestments, or
Thou art he that has no vestments, for no vestments can cover Thy vast limbs,
Thou art Vasava,
Thou art immortal,
Thou art identical with the Himavat Mountains,
Thou art the maker of pure gold,
Thou art without acts,
Thou upholdest in Thee the fruits of all acts,
Thou art the foremost of all creatures that are regarded as upholders,
Those that uphold others are, for example, the elephants that stand at the different points of the compass, the snake Shesha, etc. What is meant here is that ‘Thou art the
best of all these or all such things’.
Thou art he that has bloody eyes,
Thou art he that has eyes whose vision extends over the infinite universe,
Thou art he that has a car (vehicle) whose wheels are ever victorious,
Thou art he that is possessed of vast learning,
Thou art he that accepts Thy devotees for Thy servants,
Thou art he that restrains and subjugates Thy senses,
Thou art he that acts,
Thou wearest clothes, whose warp and woof is made of snakes,
Thou art supreme, or
Thou art Visnu who is the foremost of the celestials,
Thou art he that is the lowest of the celestials (meaning Agni),
It means that ‘Thou art all the celestials’.
Thou art he that is well-grown,
Thou ownest the musical instrument called Kahala,
Thou art the giver of every wish,
Thou art the embodiment of grace in all the three stages of time, viz., the past, the present and the future,
