Varaha Purana — Chapter 143
VrP 143.1
अथ मन्दारमहिमनिरूपणम् ।। श्रीवराह उवाच ।। पुनरन्यत्प्रवक्ष्यामि एकान्तं शृणु सुन्दरि ।। स्थानं मे परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तानां सुखावहम्
atha mandāramahimanirūpaṇam || śrīvarāha uvāca || punaranyatpravakṣyāmi ekāntaṃ śṛṇu sundari || sthānaṃ me paramaṃ guhyaṃ madbhaktānāṃ sukhāvaham
Now the setting forth of Mandāra's greatness. Śrī Varāha said: Again I shall proclaim something else; listen in private, fair one — my supreme secret place, which brings happiness to my devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 143.2
जाह्नव्या दक्षिणे कूले विन्ध्यपृष्ठसमाश्रितम्।। मन्दारेति च विख्यातं सर्वभागवतप्रियम्
jāhnavyā dakṣiṇe kūle vindhyapṛṣṭhasamāśritam|| mandāreti ca vikhyātaṃ sarvabhāgavatapriyam
On the southern bank of the Jāhnavī, situated on the back of the Vindhya, and renowned as "Mandāra", dear to all the Bhāgavatas.
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VrP 143.3
तत्र त्रेतायुगे भूमे रामो नाम महाद्युतिः ।। भविष्यति न सन्देहः स च मां स्थापयिष्यति
tatra tretāyuge bhūme rāmo nāma mahādyutiḥ || bhaviṣyati na sandehaḥ sa ca māṃ sthāpayiṣyati
There, in the Tretā age, O Earth, one named Rāma, of great splendour, will come to be — there is no doubt — and he will establish me (there).
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VrP 143.4
नारायणमुखाच्छ्रुत्वा धर्मकामा वसुन्धरा ।। उवाच मधुरं वाक्यं लोकनाथं जनार्दनम्
nārāyaṇamukhācchrutvā dharmakāmā vasundharā || uvāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ lokanāthaṃ janārdanam
Having heard (this) from Nārāyaṇa's mouth, Vasundharā, desirous of dharma, spoke sweet words to Janārdana, the lord of the worlds.
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VrP 143.5
धरण्युवाच ।। देवदेव महादेव हरे नारायण प्रभो ।। मन्दारेति त्वया प्रोक्तं देवधर्मार्थसंयुतम्
dharaṇyuvāca || devadeva mahādeva hare nārāyaṇa prabho || mandāreti tvayā proktaṃ devadharmārthasaṃyutam
Dharaṇī said: God of gods, great god, Hari, Nārāyaṇa, lord! "Mandāra" has been spoken of by you, joined with the god's dharma and its purpose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 143.6
मन्दारे कानि कर्माणि कुर्वन्ति च ततो नराः ।। कांश्च लोकान्प्रपद्यन्ते तत्र कर्मकृतो नराः
mandāre kāni karmāṇi kurvanti ca tato narāḥ || kāṃśca lokānprapadyante tatra karmakṛto narāḥ
What rites do men perform there at Mandāra? And which worlds do the men who perform the rites there attain?
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VrP 143.7
मन्दारे कानि गुह्यानि रहस्यं किंच तत्र वै ।। वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण परं कौतूहलं मम
mandāre kāni guhyāni rahasyaṃ kiṃca tatra vai || vaktumarhasyaśeṣeṇa paraṃ kautūhalaṃ mama
What secret things are at Mandāra, and what mystery is there? You should tell it fully; my curiosity is very great.
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VrP 143.8
श्रीवराह उवाच ।। शृणु सुन्दरि यत्नेन यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ।। कथयिष्यामि ते गुह्यां मन्दारस्य महाक्रियाम्
śrīvarāha uvāca || śṛṇu sundari yatnena yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi || kathayiṣyāmi te guhyāṃ mandārasya mahākriyām
Śrī Varāha said: Listen attentively, fair one, to what you ask me; I shall tell you the secret great rite of Mandāra.
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VrP 143.9
क्रीडमानोऽस्महं तत्र मन्दारे पुष्पिते तदा ।। मन्दारपुष्पमादाय मनोज्ञं न्यस्य वै हृदि
krīḍamāno'smahaṃ tatra mandāre puṣpite tadā || mandārapuṣpamādāya manojñaṃ nyasya vai hṛdi
I was playing there then, at the Mandāra (tree) in flower, and taking a lovely mandāra blossom and placing it on my breast...
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 143.11
विन्ध्ये च मत्प्रभावेण मन्दारश्च महाद्रुमः ।। स्थितोऽहं तत्र सुभगे भक्तानुग्रहकाम्या
vindhye ca matprabhāveṇa mandāraśca mahādrumaḥ || sthito'haṃ tatra subhage bhaktānugrahakāmyā
And on the Vindhya, by my power, the mandāra became a great tree; there I have taken my stand, fortunate one, out of the wish to show favour to my devotees.
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VrP 143.12
दर्शनीयतमं स्थानं मनोज्ञं च शिलातलम् ।। यत्र तिष्ठाम्यहं देवि मन्दारद्रुममाश्रितः
darśanīyatamaṃ sthānaṃ manojñaṃ ca śilātalam || yatra tiṣṭhāmyahaṃ devi mandāradrumamāśritaḥ
Most worth seeing is that place, and lovely is its rock-surface, where I abide, O goddess, resting against the mandāra tree.
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VrP 143.13
विस्मयं शृणु सुश्रोणि मन्दारेऽस्मिन्महाद्रुमे ।। द्वादश्यां च चतुर्दश्यां स पुष्पति महाद्रुमः
vismayaṃ śṛṇu suśroṇi mandāre'sminmahādrume || dvādaśyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ sa puṣpati mahādrumaḥ
Hear a wonder, fair-hipped one, concerning this great mandāra tree: on the twelfth and on the fourteenth (lunar day) that great tree blossoms.
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VrP 143.14
तत्र मध्याह्नवेलायां वीक्ष्यमाणो जनैस्ततः ।। ततोऽन्यदिनमासाद्य दृश्यते न कदाचन
tatra madhyāhnavelāyāṃ vīkṣyamāṇo janaistataḥ || tato'nyadinamāsādya dṛśyate na kadācana
There, at the midday hour, it is seen by people; but coming to another day, it is never seen at all.
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VrP 143.16
अथ प्राणान्प्रमुच्येत कुण्डे मन्दारसंस्थिते ।। तपः कृत्वा वरारोहे मम लोकं स गच्छति
atha prāṇānpramucyeta kuṇḍe mandārasaṃsthite || tapaḥ kṛtvā varārohe mama lokaṃ sa gacchati
And if one should release his life-breaths in the pool that stands by the Mandāra (tree), having performed austerity, O fair-hipped one, he goes to my world.
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VrP 143.17
तस्य चोत्तरपार्श्वे च प्रापणं नाम वै गिरिः ।। तिस्रो धाराः पतन्त्यत्र दक्षिणां दिशमाश्रिताः
tasya cottarapārśve ca prāpaṇaṃ nāma vai giriḥ || tisro dhārāḥ patantyatra dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāśritāḥ
And on its northern side there is a mountain named Prāpaṇa; three streams fall there, turned toward the southern quarter.
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VrP 143.18
स्नानकुण्डमिति ख्यातं तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे परं मम ।। दक्षिणे पतते धारा स्रवते चोत्तरामुखम्
snānakuṇḍamiti khyātaṃ tasminkṣetre paraṃ mama || dakṣiṇe patate dhārā sravate cottarāmukham
It is known as the Bathing-Pool, supreme in that sacred field of mine; the stream falls on the south and flows facing north.
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VrP 143.19
तस्मिन्मंदारकुण्डे तु एकभक्तोषितो नरः ।। स्नानं करोति शुद्धात्मा स गच्छेत्परमां गतिम् तत्र स्नातो वरारोहे एकरात्रोषितो नरः ।। मोदनं दक्षिणे शृंगे तस्मिन्मेरौ शिलोच्चये
tasminmaṃdārakuṇḍe tu ekabhaktoṣito naraḥ || snānaṃ karoti śuddhātmā sa gacchetparamāṃ gatim tatra snāto varārohe ekarātroṣito naraḥ || modanaṃ dakṣiṇe śṛṃge tasminmerau śiloccaye
But in that Mandāra pool, a man who has stayed taking a single meal (a day), pure of self, performs the bath: he would go to the highest goal. Bathed there, O fair-hipped one, a man who has stayed one night — (his is) rejoicing on the southern peak of that Meru, the rocky height.
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VrP 143.21
तस्य पूर्वोत्तरे पार्श्वे गुह्यं वैकुण्ठकारणम् ।। यत्र धारा पतत्येका हरिद्रावर्णसन्निभा
tasya pūrvottare pārśve guhyaṃ vaikuṇṭhakāraṇam || yatra dhārā patatyekā haridrāvarṇasannibhā
On its north-eastern side is a secret place, the cause of Vaikuṇṭha, where a single stream falls, resembling the colour of turmeric.
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VrP 143.22
यस्तत्र कुरुते स्नानमैकरात्रोषितो नरः ।। नाकपृष्ठं समासाद्य मोदते सह दैवतैः
yastatra kurute snānamaikarātroṣito naraḥ || nākapṛṣṭhaṃ samāsādya modate saha daivataiḥ
The man who bathes there, having stayed one night, reaching the vault of heaven rejoices together with the gods.
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VrP 143.23
तथाऽत्र मुंचते प्राणान्कृतकृत्यः सुनिश्चितः ।। तारयित्वा कुलं सर्वं मम लोकं प्रपद्यते
tathā'tra muṃcate prāṇānkṛtakṛtyaḥ suniścitaḥ || tārayitvā kulaṃ sarvaṃ mama lokaṃ prapadyate
So too, (if) he releases his life-breaths there, having accomplished his task, firmly resolved, he ferries across his whole family and attains my world.
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VrP 143.24
तस्य दक्षिणपूर्वेण समस्रोतो वरांगणे ।। पतते विन्ध्यशृंगेषु अगाधश्च महाह्रदः
tasya dakṣiṇapūrveṇa samasroto varāṃgaṇe || patate vindhyaśṛṃgeṣu agādhaśca mahāhradaḥ
To its south-east, O fair-limbed one, a level stream falls among the Vindhya peaks, and (there is) a fathomless great lake.
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VrP 143.25
तत्र स्नानं तु कुर्वीत एकभक्तोषितो नरः ।। मोदते पूर्वपार्श्वे तु तस्मिन्मेरौ शिलोच्चये
tatra snānaṃ tu kurvīta ekabhaktoṣito naraḥ || modate pūrvapārśve tu tasminmerau śiloccaye
There a man who has stayed taking a single meal should bathe; he rejoices on the eastern side of that Meru, the rocky height.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 143.26
अथात्र मुंचते प्राणान्मम चित्तव्यवस्थितः ।। छित्वा वै सर्वसंसारं मम लोकं स गच्छति
athātra muṃcate prāṇānmama cittavyavasthitaḥ || chitvā vai sarvasaṃsāraṃ mama lokaṃ sa gacchati
And (if) he releases his life-breaths there, with his mind fixed on me, having cut off the whole round of rebirth, he goes to my world.
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VrP 143.27
मन्दारस्य तु पूर्वेण गुह्यं कोटरसंस्थितम् ।। यत्र धारा पतत्येका मुसलाकृतिका शुभा
mandārasya tu pūrveṇa guhyaṃ koṭarasaṃsthitam || yatra dhārā patatyekā musalākṛtikā śubhā
But to the east of the Mandāra is a secret place set in a hollow, where a single auspicious stream falls, shaped like a pestle.
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VrP 143.28
तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत पंचभक्तोषितो नरः ।। मोदते पूर्वपार्श्वे च मेरौ तस्मिञ्छिलोच्चये
tatra snānaṃ prakurvīta paṃcabhaktoṣito naraḥ || modate pūrvapārśve ca merau tasmiñchiloccaye
There a man who has stayed (fasting) for five meals should bathe; he rejoices on the eastern side, on that Meru, the rocky height.
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VrP 143.29
अथात्र मुंचते प्राणान् कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम् ।। मेरुशृङ्गं समुत्सृज्य मम लोकं च गच्छति
athātra muṃcate prāṇān kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram || meruśṛṅgaṃ samutsṛjya mama lokaṃ ca gacchati
And (if) he releases his life-breaths there, having done a very hard deed, he leaves the peak of Meru behind and goes to my world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 143.31
तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत अहोरात्रोषितो नरः ।। मोदते दक्षिणे शृङ्गे महामेरौ शिलोच्चये
tatra snānaṃ prakurvīta ahorātroṣito naraḥ || modate dakṣiṇe śṛṅge mahāmerau śiloccaye
There a man who has stayed a day and a night should bathe; he rejoices on the southern peak of the great Meru, the rocky height.
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VrP 143.32
अथात्र मुंचते प्राणान्कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम् ।। मेरुशृङ्गं परित्यज्य मम लोकं प्रपद्यते
athātra muṃcate prāṇānkṛtvā karma suduṣkaram || meruśṛṅgaṃ parityajya mama lokaṃ prapadyate
And (if) he releases his life-breaths there, having done a very hard deed, he forsakes the peak of Meru and attains my world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 143.33
दक्षिणे पश्चिमे भागे मन्दारस्य यशस्विनि ।। अत्र धारा पतत्येका आदित्यसमतेजसा
dakṣiṇe paścime bhāge mandārasya yaśasvini || atra dhārā patatyekā ādityasamatejasā
On the south-western part of the Mandāra, O illustrious one, a single stream falls there, with radiance equal to the sun's.
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VrP 143.34
तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत अहोरात्रोषितो नरः ।। मोदते पश्चिमे भागे ध्रुवो यत्र प्रवर्तते
tatra snānaṃ prakurvīta ahorātroṣito naraḥ || modate paścime bhāge dhruvo yatra pravartate
There a man who has stayed a day and a night should bathe; he rejoices in the western region, where the Pole Star moves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 143.35
अथात्र मुंचते प्राणान्मम कर्मव्यवस्थितः ।। सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो मम लोके च मोदते
athātra muṃcate prāṇānmama karmavyavasthitaḥ || sarvapāpavinirmukto mama loke ca modate
And (if) he releases his life-breaths there, established in the rites due to me, freed from all sins he rejoices in my world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 143.36
तस्य पश्चिमपार्श्वे तु गुह्यं देवसमन्वितम् ।। चक्रावर्त्तमिति ख्यातमगाधश्च महाह्रदः
tasya paścimapārśve tu guhyaṃ devasamanvitam || cakrāvarttamiti khyātamagādhaśca mahāhradaḥ
On its western side is a secret place attended by the gods, known as Cakrāvarta, and (there is) a fathomless great lake.
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VrP 143.37
स्नानं करोति यस्तत्र पंचभक्तोषितो नरः ।। मोदते मेरुशृङ्गेषु स्वच्छन्दगमनालयः
snānaṃ karoti yastatra paṃcabhaktoṣito naraḥ || modate meruśṛṅgeṣu svacchandagamanālayaḥ
The man who bathes there, having fasted for five mealtimes, rejoices upon the peaks of Meru, moving and dwelling as he pleases.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 143.38
अथ वै मुंचते प्राणांश्चक्रवर्ती महायशाः ।। शृंगान्सर्वान्परित्यज्य मोदते मम सन्निधौ
atha vai muṃcate prāṇāṃścakravartī mahāyaśāḥ || śṛṃgānsarvānparityajya modate mama sannidhau
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 143.39
दिशं वायव्यमाश्रित्य तस्मिन्विन्ध्यशिलोच्चये ।। तिस्रो धाराः पतन्त्यत्र मुसलाकृतयः शुभाः
diśaṃ vāyavyamāśritya tasminvindhyaśiloccaye || tisro dhārāḥ patantyatra musalākṛtayaḥ śubhāḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 143.41
अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान् तस्मिन्गुह्ये यशस्विनि ।। सर्वसंगं परित्यज्य मम लोकं स गच्छति
athātra muñcate prāṇān tasminguhye yaśasvini || sarvasaṃgaṃ parityajya mama lokaṃ sa gacchati
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 143.42
तस्य विक्रोशमात्रेण दक्षिणां दिशमाश्रितः ।। गुह्यो गभीरको नाम अगाधश्च महाह्रदः
tasya vikrośamātreṇa dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāśritaḥ || guhyo gabhīrako nāma agādhaśca mahāhradaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 143.43
तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत अष्टरात्रोषितो नरः ।। मोदते सर्वद्वीपेषु स्वच्छन्दगमनालयः
tatra snānaṃ prakurvīta aṣṭarātroṣito naraḥ || modate sarvadvīpeṣu svacchandagamanālayaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 143.44
अथ वै मुञ्चते प्राणान्मम कर्मव्यवस्थितः ।। सर्वद्वीपान् परित्यज्य मम लोकं प्रपद्यते
atha vai muñcate prāṇānmama karmavyavasthitaḥ || sarvadvīpān parityajya mama lokaṃ prapadyate
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 143.45
तस्य पश्चिमपार्श्वे तु गुह्यं वै परमं महत् ।। सप्त धाराः पतन्त्यत्र अगाधश्च महाह्रदः
tasya paścimapārśve tu guhyaṃ vai paramaṃ mahat || sapta dhārāḥ patantyatra agādhaśca mahāhradaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 143.46
तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत अहोरात्रोषितो नरः ।। मोदते शक्रलोके तु स्वच्छन्दगमनालयः
tatra snānaṃ prakurvīta ahorātroṣito naraḥ || modate śakraloke tu svacchandagamanālayaḥ
There a man, having fasted a day and a night, should perform his bath; he rejoices in Śakra's world, with dwelling and movement at his own will.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 143.47
अथ वै मुञ्चते प्राणान्स्वकर्मपरिनिष्ठितः ।। सर्वसंगं परित्यज्य मम लोकं प्रपद्यते
atha vai muñcate prāṇānsvakarmapariniṣṭhitaḥ || sarvasaṃgaṃ parityajya mama lokaṃ prapadyate
But if, established in his own duty, he gives up his life-breaths there, then, having abandoned all attachment, he attains my world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 143.48
क्षेत्रस्य मण्डलं तस्य कथ्यमानं मया शृणु ।। स्यमन्तपञ्चकं चैव मन्दारस्य गिरौ मम
kṣetrasya maṇḍalaṃ tasya kathyamānaṃ mayā śṛṇu || syamantapañcakaṃ caiva mandārasya girau mama
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 143.49
तत्र तिष्ठामि सुश्रोणि विन्ध्यस्य गिरिमूर्द्धनि ।। मन्दारे परमं गुह्यं तस्मिन्गुह्यशिलोच्चये
tatra tiṣṭhāmi suśroṇi vindhyasya girimūrddhani || mandāre paramaṃ guhyaṃ tasminguhyaśiloccaye
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 143.51
लांगले मुसलं चैव शंखस्तिष्ठति चाग्रतः ।। तव चैव प्रियार्थाय मम भक्तसुखावहम्
lāṃgale musalaṃ caiva śaṃkhastiṣṭhati cāgrataḥ || tava caiva priyārthāya mama bhaktasukhāvaham
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 143.52
एतन्न जानते केचिन्मम माया विमोहिताः ।। मुच्य भागवताञ्छुद्धान्ये च वाराहमाश्रिताः
etanna jānate kecinmama māyā vimohitāḥ || mucya bhāgavatāñchuddhānye ca vārāhamāśritāḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 143.143
ततो ममाभवच्चिन्ता मन्दारे पर्वतस्थिते ।। तत्रैकादशकुण्डानि निस्सृतानि गिरौ धरे तत्राथ मुंचते प्राणान्मम कर्मपरायणः ।। सर्वसंगं परित्यज्य मम लोकं स गच्छति तस्य दक्षिणपार्श्वे तु गुह्यं विन्ध्यविनिःसृतम् ।। पंच धाराः पतन्त्यत्र मुसलाकृतिकाः शुभाः तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत मम चित्तव्यवस्थितः ।। मोदते सर्वशृंगेषु चैकचित्तं समाश्रितः दक्षिणे संस्थितं चक्रं वामे स्थाने च वै गदा ।। य एतच्छृणुयान्नित्यं गुह्यं मन्दारसंस्थितम्
tato mamābhavaccintā mandāre parvatasthite || tatraikādaśakuṇḍāni nissṛtāni girau dhare tatrātha muṃcate prāṇānmama karmaparāyaṇaḥ || sarvasaṃgaṃ parityajya mama lokaṃ sa gacchati tasya dakṣiṇapārśve tu guhyaṃ vindhyaviniḥsṛtam || paṃca dhārāḥ patantyatra musalākṛtikāḥ śubhāḥ tatra snānaṃ prakurvīta mama cittavyavasthitaḥ || modate sarvaśṛṃgeṣu caikacittaṃ samāśritaḥ dakṣiṇe saṃsthitaṃ cakraṃ vāme sthāne ca vai gadā || ya etacchṛṇuyānnityaṃ guhyaṃ mandārasaṃsthitam
— tr. refused: cyber