नमो द्विशीर्ष्णे त्रिपदे चतु:शृङ्गाय तन्तवे । सप्तहस्ताय यज्ञाय त्रयीविद्यात्मने नम: ॥ ३१ ॥
namo dvi-sirsne tri-pade catuh-srngaya tantave sapta-hastaya yajnaya trayi-vidyatmane namah
- namah
- I offer my respectful obeisances unto You
- dvi-sirsne
- who have two heads
- tri-pade
- who have three legs
- catuh-srngaya
- who have four horns
- tantave
- who expand
- sapta-hastaya
- who have seven hands
- yajnaya
- unto the yajna-purusa, the supreme enjoyer
- trayi
- the three modes of Vedic ritualistic ceremonies
- vidya-atmane
- the Personality of Godhead, the embodiment of all knowledge
- namah
- I offer my respectful obeisances unto You
I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who have two heads (prayaniya and udayaniya), three legs (savana-traya), four horns (the four Vedas) and seven hands (the seven chandas, such as Gayatri). I offer my obeisances unto You, whose heart and soul are the three Vedic rituals (karma-kanda, jnana-kanda and upasana-kanda) and who expand these rituals in the form of sacrifice.