1492 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 30
TEXT 6
mA | SARITA
MARSA fraaewees |
Tafa TeTeTTAHT | & A
kasisnund kanaka-varna-vibhiisanena
bhrajat-kapola-vadano vilasat-kiritah
astayudhair anucarair munibhih surendrair
dsevito garuda-kinnara-gita-kirtih
kasisnuna— shining; kanaka—gold; varna—colored; vibhitsanena—with
ornaments; bhrajat—shining; kapola—forehead; vadanah—His face; vilasat—
dazzling; kiritah—His helmet; asta—eight; dyudhaih—with weapons; anu-
caraih—by followers; munibhih—by great sages; surendraih—by demigods;
dsevitah—served; garuda—by Garuda; kinnara—inhabitant of the Kinnara
planet; gita— sung; kirtih—His glories.
TRANSLATION
The Lord’s face was very beautiful, and His head was decorated with a
shining helmet and golden ornaments. The helmet was dazzling and was
very beautifully situated on His head. The Lord had eight arms, which each
held a particular weapon. The Lord was surrounded by demigods, great
sages and other associates. These were all engaged in His service. Garuda,
the carrier of the Lord, glorified the Lord with Vedic hymns by flapping
his wings. Garuda appeared to be an inhabitant of the planet known as
Kinnaraloka.
PURPORT
Generally the Visnu form is manifested with four hands holding four
objects (a conchshell, disc, club and lotus flower). However, here Lord
Visnu is described as possessing eight arms with eight kinds of weapons.
According to Viraraghava Acarya, the conchshell and lotus flower are also
accepted as weapons. Since the Lord is the supreme controller, whatever
is in His hand can be considered a weapon. Four hands hold four kinds of
weapons, and the extra four hands hold an arrow, bow, trident and snake.
Sti Viraraghava Acarya describes the eight weapons as sarikha, cakra, gada,
padma, sarnga, sara, etc.
