प्रमुन्च धन्वनस्त्वमुभयोरार्त्नीयो र्ज्याम्! |
याश्च ते हस्त इषव: पराता भगवो वप ||१०||
Lord! - release the string of Thy bow from both the ends. Drop the arrows from your hand. प्रमुन्च - release, ज्याम् - the bow-string, धन्वन: - of the bow, उभयोरार्त्नीयो: - from both sides of the bow. परा ... वप - drop, take away. भगव - vocative of Bhagwaan (worshipful).
These mantras ask directly and indirectly the Lord to keep aside the dreadful arrows of His and make the bow infective by releasing the string (unstringing the bow).
Abhinava Sankara says: The six mantras starting from the tenth pray for His withdrawing the weapons. Even though a similar prayer was made in the fourth mantra, the devotee is not completely free from fear as long as the weapons are seen in the hands of the Lord. So this is not to be treated as a repetition. Even when the bow is unstrung the arrows are seen. So take them away from us. Put them back in the quiver so that they do us no harm.
Skanda Swami says: O Lord! You are a learned, powerful, famous, full of wealth, spiritual knowledge and renunciation. (The qualities which entitle you to be addressed as Bhagvaan). So it is not proper for you to direct your anger towards us. You are the embodiment of courtesy and compassion (दाक्षिण्यैकतनु:, दयामयतनु:).
Vishnusuri: You may ask, "Who am I? Who are these Jivas to whom I am offering my salutations?" The reply is: We differentiate between Jiva and Ishwara. This is caused by the two powers आवरण and विक्षेपशक्ती . So the prayer in this mantra is to get free from the two powers.
O Lord! Please release the string in the form of ego (अहन्कार) from both the ends (in form of the avaran and vikshepa shaktis) of the bow (in the form of pranava wrought by maya). Drop the arrows in your hands. That is, drop the jivas who are in your control. Giving up the Jivahood manifest bliss which is your essential nature.
याश्च ते हस्त इषव: पराता भगवो वप ||१०||
Lord! - release the string of Thy bow from both the ends. Drop the arrows from your hand. प्रमुन्च - release, ज्याम् - the bow-string, धन्वन: - of the bow, उभयोरार्त्नीयो: - from both sides of the bow. परा ... वप - drop, take away. भगव - vocative of Bhagwaan (worshipful).
These mantras ask directly and indirectly the Lord to keep aside the dreadful arrows of His and make the bow infective by releasing the string (unstringing the bow).
Abhinava Sankara says: The six mantras starting from the tenth pray for His withdrawing the weapons. Even though a similar prayer was made in the fourth mantra, the devotee is not completely free from fear as long as the weapons are seen in the hands of the Lord. So this is not to be treated as a repetition. Even when the bow is unstrung the arrows are seen. So take them away from us. Put them back in the quiver so that they do us no harm.
Skanda Swami says: O Lord! You are a learned, powerful, famous, full of wealth, spiritual knowledge and renunciation. (The qualities which entitle you to be addressed as Bhagvaan). So it is not proper for you to direct your anger towards us. You are the embodiment of courtesy and compassion (दाक्षिण्यैकतनु:, दयामयतनु:).
Vishnusuri: You may ask, "Who am I? Who are these Jivas to whom I am offering my salutations?" The reply is: We differentiate between Jiva and Ishwara. This is caused by the two powers आवरण and विक्षेपशक्ती . So the prayer in this mantra is to get free from the two powers.
O Lord! Please release the string in the form of ego (अहन्कार) from both the ends (in form of the avaran and vikshepa shaktis) of the bow (in the form of pranava wrought by maya). Drop the arrows in your hands. That is, drop the jivas who are in your control. Giving up the Jivahood manifest bliss which is your essential nature.
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