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अथ प्रसन्नो भगवान्महेशः परमेश्वरः ॥ दिव्यं शब्दमयं रूपमाख्याय प्रहसन्स्थितः ॥ ३१ ॥
Thereafter, the lord Śiva was pleased. Revealing his form embedded in letters He laughingly stood before us.
english translation
अकारस्तस्य मूर्द्धा हि ललाटो दीर्घ उच्यते ॥ इकारो दक्षिणं नेत्रमीकारो वामलोचनम् ॥३२॥॥
The short letter “A” is His head. The long letter “A” is His forehead. The letter “I” is His right eye and the letter “Ī” His left eye.
english translation
उकारो दक्षिणं श्रोत्रमूकारो वाम उच्यते ॥ ऋकारो दक्षिणं तस्य कपोलं परमेष्ठिनः ॥३३॥
The letter “U” is His right ear and the letter “Ū” His left ear. The letter “Ṛ” is the right cheek of that great lord.
english translation
वामं कपोलमूकारो लृ लॄ नासापुटे उभे॥ एकारश्चोष्ठ ऊर्द्ध्वश्च ह्यैकारस्त्वधरो विभोः ॥३४॥
“Ṝ” is His left cheek. The two letters “ḷ” “ḹ”, are His nostrils. The letter “E” is His upper lip and the letter “AI” is His lower lip.
english translation
ओकारश्च तथौकारो दन्तपंक्तिद्वयं क्रमात् ॥ अमस्तु तालुनी तस्य देवदेवस्य शूलिनः ॥३५॥
The letter “O” and the letter “AU” are respectively the two rows of his teeth. The letters “AṂ” and “AḤ” [Anusvāra and Visarga] are his palates.
english translation