अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्यमनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम् ।पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रं स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम् ॥
anādi-madhyāntam ananta-vīryam ananta-bāhuṃ śaśi-sūrya-netram |paśyāmi tvāṃ dīpta-hutāśa-vaktraṃ sva-tejasā viśvam idaṃ tapantam ||
- अनादिमध्यान्तम् · anādi-madhyāntam
- with no beginning, middle, or end
- अनन्तवीर्यम् · ananta-vīryam
- of infinite power
- अनन्तबाहुम् · ananta-bāhum
- with endless arms
- शशिसूर्यनेत्रम् · śaśi-sūrya-netram
- with moon and sun as eyes
- दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम् · dīpta-hutāśa-vaktram
- with blazing fire as mouth
- स्वतेजसा · sva-tejasā
- by your own radiance
- तपन्तम् · tapantam
- scorching, heating
“Beginningless, middleless, endless, of infinite power and countless arms, with sun and moon as your eyes — I see you, mouth blazing with fire, scorching this whole world with your radiance.”
— Original plain-language translation
The mood darkens: the same radiance that adorned now scorches. Sun-moon eyes and a fire mouth belong to the cosmic consumer as well as the sustainer — preparing the reader for the vision of time devouring the warriors.
— Reader's notes (original)