तीर्थानां स्रोतसां गङ्गा समुद्र: सरसामहम् । आयुधानां धनुरहं त्रिपुरघ्नो धनुष्मताम् ॥ २० ॥
tīrthānāṁ srotasāṁ gaṅgā samudraḥ sarasām aham āyudhānāṁ dhanur ahaṁ tripura-ghno dhanuṣmatām
- tirthānām
- among holy places
- srotasām
- among flowing things
- gaṅgā
- the sacred Ganges
- samudraḥ
- the ocean
- sarasām
- among steady bodies of water
- aham
- I am
- āyudhānām
- among weapons
- dhanuḥ
- the bow
- aham
- I am
- tri-pura-ghnaḥ
- Lord Śiva
- dhanuḥ-matām
- among those who wield the bow
Among sacred and flowing things I am the holy Ganges, and among steady bodies of water I am the ocean. Among weapons I am the bow, and of the wielders of weapons I am Lord Śiva.