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Adhyaya 174

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिखायी पड़ता है और शुभदर्शन केशवकी भाँति मनोरम कनकसुदर्शनदानदग्धपाप ० कृतगुरुदुरितानि लीव स्वरूप धारण करता है। इस सोलह अरोंवाले सुवर्णनिर्मित कतगुरुदु, ह चक्रके दान करनेसे किये गये महापाप शीघ्र ही नष्ट प्रवितरणे प्रवराकृतिर्मुररेः। हो जाते हैं और कर्ता मुरारिकी श्रेष्ठ आकृति प्राप्त करता अभिभवति भवोद्भवन्ति भित्त्वा है तथा भव-भयका भेदन कर बार-बार जन्म-मरणके

English

The space between the two eyebrows should be of two fingers. The bridge of the nose should be one finger and similar sluiild be the lower part of it. The nostrils should be half a finger in circumference, the cheeks should be two Angel's in thickness and the front of the jaws sliould be of two fingers, the lips upper and lower should be symmetric and of half the finger and the eyebrows sliould be of I finger; the nose should be straight and even.— 35-38. The corner of the mouth should of a fiery shape; the roots of eys should be of six fingers in length and the ears should be like the eyebrows and of 4 fingers and the flanks should bo two fingers. The part of the bead above the ears should be of 12 fingers in extent. The extent from the forehead to half of the back is to be of 18 fingers and from that up to the head should be 36 fingers. The hairs are to be of 42 fingers and that from the end of the hairs to the cheek is 16 fingers. — 39-42. The measnremont of the middle of the neck should be 24 fingers and its height 8 fingers; and between tlie chest and the neck it. should be 1 t&la. The space between the two Ineasts should be 12 fingers. — 43-14. The breast nipples should be. two fingers in circumferenee and the central point of the nip])le should be I yava in height, the breasts should be two talas and that from the shoulders to the breast should be 6 fingers. The feet sliould bo 14 fingers in length and the toes should be 3 fingers. The ends of the toes should be raised and of fingers in breadth. The- forefinger of the feet should be like the thumb and the* middle finger should be greater by of it. — 45-48. The little finger should be less by Jth of the ring finger. The ankles should be 1 finger high and of three fingers in circumference, and contain three knots. — 49. The heel should be two fingers. The back thereof also of two fingers and one kalfi. greater than the heels. Two joints should be made in the thumb and three in the forefinger. Tlie height of the thumb should be 1 finger and of the other fingers should be } a finger. The breadth of the ankles is 16 fingers in the middle and 14 fingers in the CRAPTSR VCim. front and the breadth of the centre of the knees is 21 fingei*s, their height is 1 finger and their circumference should be three fingers. — 50-54. The middle of the thighs should be 28 fingers and abve of that they should be 31 fingers, the scrotum should be three fingers and the organ two fingers and 6 fingers in circumference and the marhi of the hair should be made near the root of the organ. The pedastal of the organ should be 4 fingers in length. The length of the waist is 18 fingers, but if the Divine image be female it should be 22 fingers and the space between the breasts is to be of 12 fingers and the circumference of the portion at navel should be 42 fingers. If it be of a male the girdle should be made of 55 fingers. The shoulders should be six fingers, and the thick*- ness of tlie neck should be 8 fingers and the length eight kaks and the length of the arras should be 42 fingens. The length of the arms should be 16 fingers, the top of the arm is to be of 12 fingers and the palm of the hanrl should be 5 fingers and the middle finger is to be of 5 fingers. The naineless finger is to be Itli less; the little finger ytU less than the middle finger and the ring finger, one-fifth less than the middle finger. The thumb is to be of four fingers. The joints of the middle finger are two fingers long. The joints of the thumb are like those of tlie ring finger and the upper joint should be made greater by two yavas. Nails should be made in half of the top joint which should be smooth, reddish and glossy. The back of the fingers should be some- what round and the corners should be raised by one kala. The hairs of the head hIiouIcI hang on the shoulders by 10 fingers. The limbs of tiie Goddesses should be made slender and shorter. The breasts, the thighs, the hips and loins, should be made bulky. The abdomen should be in a space of 14 fingers. All the images should be adorned well with the various kinds of nice ornaments in their arms, etc. Their necks should be somewhat longer and curved with excellent curls of hair. The neck, nose, and forehead are to be three fingers and a half, aud the lower lip is to be of half a finger. The eyes should be more than th of the lips. The ridge of the neck should be a little more than i a finger in height.— 55-70. Thus about the images of the goddesses. These signs of the images are destructive of sins.— 71. Here ends the 258 th ehipter of the Matsya Purdnam on the measurements of limbs of the images of the Devos, etc. iflta said: — " Now I shall tell you more minutely about the forms of * the images of the different Devas. The image of lri Ramachaiidra, Bali, the sou of Virochana, Varaha and Narasinha should be of ten (10) talas and that of VAmana is to be of 7 tlas. The images of Matsya and Kfirina may be made of the dimensions that may appear fit to the devotee to make the image look beautiful. -1-2. "Now hear about the conetruction of the images of The thighs of the images should be bulky apd the arms and the shoulders should be of the colour oE burnished gold. They should possess lustre like gdid; His matted hairs should be like the rays of the Stin; His forehead is to be marked with the crescent of the Moon. He is to have a crown nd His form should be like a youth of 16 years of age. — 3-4. The anus should be like the hands (trunk) of ah elephant, the thighs and ankles should be beautifully round, the hairs should be straight, the eyes should be broad and extended, the image should be represented to be wearing a tiger skin, and a girdle of three strings should be miade round the waist. Then the image should be decorated with garlands, necklaces, armlets and serpents. The cheeks sliould be represented fatty, and earrings should be placed in the ears. The hands should be made long enough to reach the knees and the general appearance should be serene and peaceful. Khetaka (sword) should be placod in the left aand and axe in His right hand; trident, Sakti, staff should be placed on His right side. To the left of the image should be placed a skuU, snake, and Kliatvafiga. When lie is about to dance on Ilis bull, He has two hands. With His one hand he bestows boons; with the other he holds, armlets (or Rudnika should be placed in the otln r handj. The image should be made in the peculiar postuie to appear as if the Lord was witnessing a dance. -5-10. The image of liOrd 'iva in the dancing posture should be ntade with ten arms wearing the liide of an elephant. His image representrtig the scene of the destruction of Tripura should be made with sixteen hands. Conch, quoit, club, bow, Dhanus, Pinak and Visnu Sara (arrow) in Flis eight hands when He presents a form liaving eiglit hands. — 11-12. The image of the Lord with 4 or 8 hands represents His Jilana Yogesivara form. The image of His Bhairava form should be made wiili an aquiline nose, sharp teeth and formidable appearance and can be placed in every lioiise. The images of Bhairava, Narasii.iha and Vaniha are also formidable; and these should never be placed in the Milla- fi,yatana (main dwelling-house). — J3-15. No image is to be made with lesser or greater number of limbs than usual. An image with some limb missing or one with a formidable appearance brings ruination on the owner; the one with limbs in excess destroys the sculptor; lean images devastate the riches the one with a lean and thin abdomen brings about famine; the one with less fleshy appearance ruins wealth; the one with a crooked nose brings about misery; the one willi sparse limbs are terrible causes of misfortune and fear.— 16-17. The one with flat face and eyes causes grief and anguish, the blind "image causes injury to the eyes, the one without a mouth or with decrepit limbs causes misery. — 18. The one with defective limbs, especially without thighs, causes fear and madness, the one with a dried face or without waist troubles the king, the one void of hands and feet brings some ejidemic, the one bereft of ankles and knees causes joy to the enemies.— 19-20. GH AFTER GGtX.: The one without a chest destroys sons.and friends. The image complete in every way brings prosperity and long life. So the image of Lord Siva should be made -in full as described heretofore and all,|bo Devas, Indra, Nandikerfvara, eight liokapalas, Ganevara, should be locat- ed surrounding the image in a praying posture so that oue*!can have a 'iew of the Lord. The devils, fiends and Vetalas should also be made in a danc- ing posture and praying before the Lord. All these images should have the appearnce of infinite joy and absorbed in their devotion to the Lord. The image of the Lord should be made with three eyes, surround- ed by the praying Gandharvas, Vidyftdharas, Kinnaras, nyniphs, Guhyakas, attendants, sages etc., etc. — 21-2&. Here ends the two hundred and fifty-ninth chapter of the Matsya Purdnam on the eharaeterislies of the images of the Devas. ' CHAPTER CCLX. ftita said; — " Risis! I shall now tell you about the ArdhanAriilvara image." — 1. Sotf.— The image of Lord Siva with half male and half female form blendud into one. In the one-half of the image, in the plaited hair of the Lord, a crescent should bo made and in the other half-portion of the body the imago of the Goddess Parvati should be beautifully made. Here a partition is to be made in the hair of the head and the tilaka (a sectarian murk on the forehead) is to be marked on the forehead. — 2. In the right ear the serpent Vasuki should be made and in the left one an ear-ring should be put on. In the right hand should be placed the skull or trident and in the left one, a mirror or a lotus. Garlands are to be suspended from His neck. — 3-4. The left arm should be adorned with armlets, etc., and a sacred thread of pearl string or gems should be put iu the proper place. A chubby breast and a bulky lip, should be made on the left baud side and a girdle should be put on the half part of the waist. — 5-0. Then in the half-portion of the body covered with tiger skin an organ should be made and the left part is to be covered with hanging' cloth decked with various jewels and the right side is to bo covered with serpents. The right foot of the Lord should be made to rest on a lotus and a little above that the left one should be adorned with gems and ornaments worn by ladies. — 7-9. The feet of the Goddess Parvati should always be made to appear' dyed in myrtle (red lac dye). Such should be the image of the Iord and the Goddess blended into one. " Now hear about the location of their several limbs iu their Leelu (sportive) forms. "-.0-11. The image of the Lord and Umd should be made either'with 4 or 2 hands the matted hair on the head are to bo adorned with a crescent of the Moon; having three eyes, with one hand resting on the' right. TRB MAT8YA PVRABAM. shoulder of PdrTatt having trident and lotus on the right side; placing tlie left hand on.the breast of the Goddess, wearing the tiger skin, decked with various jewels. The situation is charming and pleasant and half the face is adorned with semi-moon; the right band of the Lord lies on the thigh of Umfi. The Goddess lTm& should be seated on the left side of the Lord. The bead of the Goddess should be decorated with the usual ornaments, and having nice tresses of hair, with Alak& and Tilakit, adorned with the beautiful ear-rings, armlets, and fondly looking at the face of the I.ord. — 12-1 6. Sportively touching the left side of the Lord, with Her left arm * stretched out and touching the abdomon of the Lord with Her fingers. A looking glass and a beautiful lotus, are to be placed on Her left side and a girdle is to he hung on the waist. On both the sides of the image of the Goddess should be placed the fornjs of Jaya, VijayA, SvSmi h.Srti](a, and Ganea; near the gateway should be placed the images of Guhyakas. The images of the Aidyadharas wearing garlands and the nymphs holding guitars in standing postures. — 17-20. A man eager for prosperity should make such an image of Um& and Mahesvara. Now hear about the form of Sivanarayana, destructive of all sins. — 21. Nflr&yana should be made in the left half of the body and LoihI iva in the right. Both the arras of Lord Aisnu should be decorated ' with jewels and armlets holding con-.h and quoit. 'J'ho fingers should he reddish. Instead of quoit, club can be placed or conch can be placed on the opposite side. In the waist yellow clotli studded with white gems should be made to be worn. Tlie feet should be adorned with the ornaments, and gems. — 22-24. The half of the right side of the body should be adorned with plaited hair and crescent, the right arm with urmlots of serpents should be made in the posture of making a gift, tlie other one should be decorated with a trident, putting on a serpent in place of the sacred thread, wearing a tiger-skin, and the two feet adorned with jewels and serpents. Such should be the imago of Siva and Ntirayaua blended into one. — 25-27. Now I am describing to you the form of tlie Afali& A/arAha. TjOtus 'and club should be placed in the hands of A'ar&lia, the teeth should be sharp, and at the left elbow (knee) should be placed the world uplifted by the teeth from the IVitala and which bears calmly everything on Her. His teeth are very sharp and face full of joy and wonder. Thus for the upper part. The right foot should bo the turtle, the left foot on the hood of the Sesa and his right hand is to be locate on his left akti. All round the image should be made the images of the Lokapitlas in praying postures. Now about the image of Nura Si tpha. The image of Nrisiipba should be made with eight hands. — 28-31. The ajtar or seat of Nrisiipha should be made formidable, his face terrible, the eyes should be split, the mane should be raised, and the scene of ripping the breast of the demon lliianyakatfyapu with blood gushing OHAPTER CGLX. from it, as well as the angry looks of the Lord should also be depicted. — 32-33. The fight of the Lord Mrisitpha with the demon with His nails and His terrible form and the attacks of the latter made repeadly should also be shown. — 34. At the same place the image of the demons armed with swords should also be made and the Lord is to be represented as frequently chastising the demons, and the images of Indra and the other Devas in praying posture should bo made near Nrisitpha. — 35. How about the Vamana form of the 1/ord striding the three worlds,,, as if pervading all the Universe. The upper portion of the image of V&mana should be made with arms by the side of His legs raised upwards, and the form of Vamana holding a goblet in the left band and a small umbrella in the right. This is to be represented in the lower part of the figure. The face of the Lord should be extremely meek and appealing. — 36-37. Near by should be made the image of Garuda holding the BhringSra. The image of Matsya should be in the form of a fish and that of Kfirma in that of a turtle. — 38-39. The itnage of Lord Brahmfi. should be made with four heads holding a kamaiulalu in one hand. He should be made riding on a swan or seated on a lotus, as the case may be. — 40. The complexion should be reddish, like the bed of the lotus, with four hands, five faces, holding a kamandalu in the left hand, sacrificial ladle in the right and a stall and Sruva in the left and right of the other set of hands, and with the Devas, seers, Gandharvas praying all round Him. He should be represented as engaged in the work of creation, wearing white raiments, deer skin, and a sacred thread. — 41-43. To the right of the image should be located the site for Homa with ghee, etc., and tlie four Vedas, and to the left should be placed the image of Savitri, and on the right that of Sarasvatt. The Ri§is siiould be placed in front of the Lord. Now about the image of Kartikeya. The image of Sv4mi Kartika should be made with a youthful appearance illustrious like the newly risen sun, of the hue of a lotus, holding a stafiE and a deer-skin, having a peacock for His conveyance. — 44-46, The image of Svdmi K&rtika with twelve hands should be placed in His newly chosen city, with 4 hands in a small town and the one with 2 hands in a forest or a small village, — 47, In the right hand decorated with a golden armlet should be placed a javelin, a noose, a sword, an arrow and a trident and the other hand should be left blank, but in the posture of offering some gift, and holding out the idea "No fear." — 48. All the arms, arrow, and legs, fist, pointed ring-fingers and other ornaments and a sword should be made in the left hand. The two-armed figure is to have a Sakti in His right hand and the left hand resting on the peacock. The one with 4 hands should be made with a noose and a javelin in the left hand and Var&bhya in the right hand. — 49-51. THE MATSYA PVRANAM. Now about tW, irtikge of Ganesa; the face of Garieaa should have the trunk of an elephant, with three eyes, four arms, huge stomach, earn like those of an elephant, wearing a sacred thread, one large and long tusk holding with his right hand, a lotus and above a ball of sweet and with his left hand a battle axe and a ball of sweet, with extensive * shoulders and huge arms and feet full of bliss, riding a mouse. lie is the owner of Riddhi (success, prosperity) and Buddhi (intelligence). — 52-55. The image of the Goddess Katyayaiil should be made of ten hands and as holding the weapons that are seen in the hands of Brahma, Visnu and iva; with matted hair on Her head and a crescent with three eyes, face like the iiKion, shining like the atasi flower, having beautiful eyes, yonthfnl in appearance, adorned with all the ornaments, liaving fine teeth and full breasts; standing with Her body curved in three directions. — 57-58. The Destroyer of Mahiasura, armed with a quoit, a trident, sharp pointed arrow''a, a javoJin, holding a sword, a bow, a noose, a goad, a bell, a battle axe in the left hands. Below Her image slioul l be made figure of the monster Mahisasura with his severed head, holding a sword in one hand, soaked iir blood, ferocious looking, tied in the noose, ejecting l)Iood, his breast being pierced by the javelin of the Devi and liis intestines • coming out. The conveyafioe of tiie Goddess in the form of a lion should also be made. The right foot of the Goddess should be placed on the back of the lion and the toe of tlie left foot should be made toncliing the body of Mahisasura. Maliisa is made as encircled by a snake anJ Durga Devi as holding the hairs of the Demon with Her left hand. Such a form oi the Goddess should bo made and Devas should be placed all round in praying posture. —

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