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CC Madhya 20.221



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 221

astra-dhṛti-bheda—nāma-bhedera kāraṇa
cakrādi-dhāraṇa-bheda śuna, sanātana


SYNONYMS

astra-dhṛti — of holding the weapons; bheda — difference; nāma-bhedera — of differences of names; kāraṇa — the cause; cakra-ādi — of weapons, beginning with the disc; dhāraṇa — of holding; bheda — differences; śuna — please hear; sanātana — O Sanātana.


TRANSLATION

“My dear Sanātana, just hear from Me as I tell you how the different viṣṇu-mūrtis hold Their weapons, beginning with the disc, and how They are named differently according to the placement of the weapons in Their hands.