Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.11.23
अङ्गोपाङ्गायुधाकल्पैर्भगवांस्तच्चतुष्टयम् ।
बिभर्ति स्म चतुर्मूर्तिर्भगवान् हरिरीश्वर: ॥ २३ ॥
aṅgopāṅgāyudhākalpair
[angopaangaayudhaakalpair]
bhagavāṁs tac catuṣṭayam
[bhagavaams tach chatushtayam]
bibharti sma catur-mūrtir
[bibharti sma chatur-moortir]
bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ
[bhagavaan harir eeshvarah]
Word-for-word
aṅga
—
with His major limbs
upāṅga
—
minor limbs
āyudha
—
weapons
ākalpaiḥ
—
and ornaments
bhagavān
—
the Personality of Godhead
tat catuṣṭayam
—
these four manifestations (of viśva, taijasa, prājña and turīya)
bibharti
—
maintains
sma
—
indeed
catuḥ-mūrtiḥ
—
in His four personal features (Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha)
bhagavān
—
the Lord
hariḥ
—
Hari
īśvaraḥ
—
the supreme controller.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
aṅgopāṅgāyudhākalpair
aṅga
with His major limbs
upāṅga
minor limbs
āyudha
weapons
ākalpaiḥ
and ornaments
bhagavāṁs tac catuṣṭayam
bhagavān
the Personality of Godhead
tat catuṣṭayam
these four manifestations (of viśva, taijasa, prājña and turīya)
bibharti sma catur-mūrtir
bibharti
maintains
sma
indeed
catuḥ-mūrtiḥ
in His four personal features (Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha)
bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ
bhagavān
the Lord
hariḥ
Hari
īśvaraḥ
the supreme controller.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Hari, thus appears in four personal expansions, each exhibiting major limbs, minor limbs, weapons and ornaments. Through these distinct features, the Lord maintains the four phases of existence.
Purport
The Lord’s spiritual body, weapons, ornaments and associates are all pure transcendental existence, identical with Him.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The Supreme Lord, master of the four states, who removes suffering for those who worship him as his four expansions, each exhibiting limbs, associates, weapons and ornaments, maintains the four phases of existence.
The implied meaning is made clear. These four forms with their limbs, associates, weapons and ornaments, maintain the four states of consciousness. The vibhūti of Vāsudeva along with his limbs, associates etc. is the waking state. Hari is the lord who removes the suffering of his worshippers. Īśvara means the controller of all four states.
Personal Guidance
Hari appears in four personal expansions, each with major and minor limbs, weapons, and ornaments. The Lord's accessories are not decoration; they are theology made visible.
Reflection Questions
- Do I attend to the symbolism of the Lord's accessories in deity worship?
- Which one will I study this week?
My note
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