Verse 25.1
नमामि मान्दिं यमकण्टकाख्यमर्द्धप्रहारं भुवि कालसंज्ञम्। धूमव्यतीपातपरिध्यभिख्यान्उपग्रहानिन्द्रधनुश्च केतून्
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I bow to Mandi, also known as Yama and Kantaka, the half-striker, called Kala on Earth; to Dhuma, Vyatipata, Paridhi, Upaketu, Indrachapu, and Ketu, the subsidiary celestial bodies. This verse serves as a reverent invocation before…
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