Gaudavaho

Author(s): Vakpatiraj, Narhari Govind Suru, P L Vaidya, A N Upadhye, H C Bhayani
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad

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Gajidavaho
which it bears resemblance ( fur), while the blue-black (FUT) lustre which covers and colours (ET) His throat, very much looks like the ichor (Cuisia) of quarter-elephants (3TTATT3T), who might have clashed with the Lion.
1008. God Śiva holds over His head Vāsuki, the king of snakes, with hoods lit up (5937) with rays of jewels on top of his hoods. This Snake becomes the lion's tail (T), with which the Snake's body greatly resembles (वेलंब = विडम्ब or विडम्बना). For assuming the shape of the tail, the great Snake recedes backwards to stretch and spread his body, having first uncoiled it; and when being attached to the body of the lion at its end, it was stopped and clearly demarcated (5) by the row of lustre (catfishaf) shining on the lion's back (9fès).
1009. Śiva has garlands of skulls (1975ATEST) serving as a decoration (FIR) over His head. These skulls are openmouthed (face), revealing the reddish inside (337€) of their cavities (96). These skulls went into the formation of the graceful curling locks of hair (
H am) on His head. Cf. अत्यन्तोद्घाटितवदनकुहरा याः शिवशिरःस्थकपालमालास्ता एव शिवसिंहस्य जालाasta 16:1 6751764: aymar: HEPAT:19:29 Çocafaat:1 Com.
1010. The curved, sharp edges of His finger-nails (ET) went in by way of reflection (पडिमामग्गा) and were sighted (सच्चविअ) inside the mirror-like crescent of the moon (af 35) on the head of Siva. These reflections went over to the Siva-lion as sharp claws (UTE), useful as hooks (315) to curb his victims. Cf. शिवस्य नखाग्राणां ये प्रतिमानिवेशाः शिरःशशिकलायां कृतास्त एव ततो निर्गम्य fafhERT ATT turrara TGT sfa yra: 1 Com.
1011. Gauri or Pārvati too seems to have her own lion attending her as her escort, who was frightened at the sight of this lion, made out of the indigenous material of his own body by god Siva.
The next 4 Găthās speak about the King's heroic exploits, devotion to religious pursuits, his greatness and benign, benevolent rule.
1012. The trunks (GST) of enemies' elephants, lopped off by the King, appeared like huge poisonous snakes, as the streams of blood, resembling tongues (ETE = Form of snakes, flowed out from their noses (MITHT).