Madhya 20.221

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অস্ত্রধৃতি-ভেদ - নাম-ভেদের কারণ ।
চক্রাদি-ধারণ-ভেদ শুন, সনাতন ॥ ২২১ ॥

astra-dhrti-bheda-nama-bhedera karana

cakradi-dharana-bheda suna, sanatana

SYNONYMS

astra-dhrti-of holding the weapon; bheda-difference; nama-bhedera-of differences of names; karana-the cause; cakra-adi-of weapons, beginning with the disc; dharana-of holding; bheda-differences; suna-please hear; sanatana-O Sanatana.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Sanatana, just hear from Me as I tell you how the different visnu-murtis hold Their weapons, beginning with the disc, and how They are named differently according to the placement of objects in Their hands.