Verse 10

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What his ornaments and weapons are· Verses 10–16

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Under the name of the Kaustubha the unborn one carries the light of his own self; and the spread of that light he carries on his chest as the Srivatsa, the pervading lord. He wears his own maya, called the forest garland, made of the many strands; his yellow garment is the metres, and his sacred thread the threefold sound. The god carries enumeration and yoga as his two crocodile earrings; his crown is the station of the highest one, which makes every world free of fear. The unformed, called the Endless, is the seat he sits upon; and clarity, joined with dharma and knowledge and the rest, is called here the lotus.

He carries as his mace the chief principle, joined with vigour, endurance and strength; his fine conch is the principle of the waters, and Sudarsana the principle of fire. His sword, like the sky, is the principle of space; his shield is made of darkness; his bow Sarnga has the form of time, and his quiver is made of works. His arrows, they say, are the senses, his chariot his impulses; the subtle elements are his coming into view, and his hand-seal is his being action that reaches its aim.