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Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

Verse 222 of 399
Cc Madhya 20.222

দক্ষিণাধো হস্ত হৈতে বামাধঃ পর্যন্ত চক্রাদি অস্ত্রধারণগণনার অন্ত

दक्षिणाधो हस्त हैते वामाधः पर्यन्त चक्रादि अस्त्रधारणगणनार अन्त

dakṣiṇādho hasta haite vāmādhaḥ paryanta cakrādi astra-dhāraṇa-gaṇanāra anta

Synonyms

dakṣiṇa-adhaḥ—the lower right; hasta—hand; haite—from; vāma-adhaḥ—the lower left hand; paryanta—up to; cakra-ādi—beginning with the disc; astra-dhāraṇa—of holding the weapons; gaṇanāra—of counting; anta—the end..

Translation

"The procedure for counting begins with the lower right hand and goes to the upper right hand, the upper left hand, and the lower left hand. Lord Viṣṇu is named according to the order the objects are held in His hands.

Verse 222 of 399