Text 222] The Lord Instructs Sanatana Gosvami 123

TRANSLATION

“Of these forms, some are considered incarnations. Examples are Lord
Visnu, Lord Trivikrama, Lord Nrsirnha and Lord Vamana.

TEXT 221

Say fS-cSA—AlA-cScwA BAe |
BEI H-UtA6|-CSe Qa, AASA NAVs tl

astra-dhrti-bheda——nama-bhedera kdrana
cakradi-dharana-bheda suna, sanatana

SYNONYMS

astra-dhrti—of holding the weapon; bheda—difference; nama-bhedera—of
differences of names; karana—the cause; cakra-adi—of weapons, beginning with
the disc; dharana—of holding; bheda—differences; suna—please hear;
sanatana—O Sanatana.

TRANSLATION

“‘My dear Sanatana, just hear from Me as | tell you how the different visnu-
mirtis hold Their weapons, beginning with the disc, and how They are named
differently according to the placement of objects in Their hands.

TEXT 222

Ufeeticnl Se CeCe aaa AAs |
Balls AMAlAs-aIslaiy AT 222

daksinadho hasta haite vamadhah paryanta
cakradi astra-dharana-ganandra anta

SYNONYMS

daksina-adhah —the lower right; hasta—hand; haite—from; vama-adhah —the
lower left hand; paryanta—up to; cakra-ddi—beginning with the disc; astra-
dharana—of holding the weapons; ganandra—of counting; anta—the end.

TRANSLATION

“The procedure for counting begins with the lower right hand and goes to
the upper right hand, the upper left hand, and the lower left hand. Lord Visnu
is named according to the order the objects are held in His hands.
