Thou art distinguished for thy sexual continence.
Thou always liest on thy back. Thou hast thy abode
in Puissance.[109] Thou hast three matted locks on
thy head. Thou art he that is clad in rags.
Thou art Rudra (in consequence of thy fierceness).
Thou art the celestial generalissimo, and thou art
all pervading. Thou art he that moves about during
the day. Thou art he that moves about in the
night.[110] Thou art of fierce wrath. Thou art
possessed of dazzling effulgence (born of Vedic study
and penances). Thou art the slayer of the mighty
Asura who had come in the form of an infuriate elephant
for destroying thy sacred city of Varanasi. Thou
art the slayer of such Daityas as become the oppressors
of the universe. Thou art Kala or Time which
is the universal destroyer. Thou art the supreme
ordainer of the universe. Thou art a mine of
excellent accomplishments. Thou art of the form
of the lion and the tiger. Thou art he that is
clad in the skin of an elephant. Thou art the
Yogin who deceives Time by transcending its irresistible
influence. Thou art the original sound.[111] Thou
art the fruition of all desires. Thou art he
that is adored in four ways.[112] Thou art a night-wanderer
(like Vetala and others). Thou art he that wanders
in the company of spirits. Thou art he that wanders
in the company of ghostly beings. Thou art the
Supreme Lord of even Indra and the other celestials.
Thou art he that hast multiplied himself infinitely
in the form of all existent and non-existent things.
Thou art the upholder of both Mahat and all the innumerable
combinations of the five primal elements. Thou
art the primeval Ignorance or Tamas that is known
by the name of Rahu. Thou art without measure
and hence infinite. Thou art the supreme End
that is attained by the Emancipate. Thou art fond
of dancing. Thou art he that is always engaged
in dancing. Thou art he that causes others to
dance. Thou art the friend of the universe.
Thou art he whose aspect is calm and mild. Thou
art endued with penances puissant enough to create
and destroy the universe. Thou art he who binds
all creatures with the bonds of thy illusion.
Thou art he that transcends destruction. Thou
art he who dwells on the mount Kailasa. Thou
transcendest all bonds and art unattached in respect
of all things, like Space. Thou art possessed
of a thousand arms. Thou art victory. Thou
art that perseverance which is the cause of success
or victory. Thou art without idleness or procrastination
that interferes with persevering activity. Thou
art dauntless. Thou art fear, Thou art he who
put a stop to Vali’s sacrifice.[113] Thou fulfillest
the desires of all thy devotees. Thou art the
destroyer of Daksha’s sacrifice. Thou art
amiable. Thou art slightly amiable. Thou
art exceedingly fierce and robbest all creatures of
their energy. Thou art the slayer of the Asura
Vala. Thou art always cheerful. Thou art
of the form of wealth which is coveted by all.
Thou hast never been vanquished.[114] There is none