He is the overseer of the divine hosts, known as Glaum and Gam, the Lord of hosts, adorned with countless virtues. He is both the source and the protector of all that is good, transcending the very qualities that define the world. Elephant-faced and radiant, he shines with a brilliance that dispels darkness. As Lord of the universe, he illuminates all realms with his wisdom and wealth, ever peaceful and serene. He is the father of the world, leading the celestial hosts and bestowing light upon all beings. With unwavering confidence and assured victory, he heals, grants boons, and is unsurpassed in his generosity. Subtler than the subtlest, prosperous and excellent, he is the eldest, a lover of hymns, and the supreme teacher. His eyes are diverse, and he dwells in the celestial chariot, embodying humility, discipline, and contentment. His form is beautiful, his mind pure and truthful, and he is the son of Shankara. He is Nandīśvara, ever blissful, praised by those who bow before him, wise and discerning, the destroyer of demons, intoxicated in spirit, with eyes as red as wine. He is the essence and core of all existence, moving through the universe as the anointer and Supreme Brahman, the highest light and the eternal witness. Three-eyed and speaking with pride, he is the lord of heroes, remover of obstacles, auspicious and the increaser of fortune, crowned and garlanded with bees whose humming surrounds him. He is the dancer and the guide, son of the humble and worshipped by all. He is also called the son of Vinatā, with humble limbs, leader of all, and ever the remover of obstacles. He is Virāṭaka, the Cosmic Form, Virāṭa, the Great Being—skilled, wise, self-born, the creator and lord of celestial beings, joyfully accepting garlands of flowers. He is the arrow among flowers, the agitator, nourished and strong, the great doer, wielder of the knife, the final one, the ender, master of thoughts, and remover of mental anxieties. Inconceivable and of unimaginable form, his head is fragrant with sandalwood, anointed and red-hued, sometimes hidden, with red eyes and an enchanting presence. His nature is covetous, delighting in gain, bestowing profit, his limbs unconquerable. Beautiful and the son of the beautiful one, he is the destroyer of all demons. Adorned with anklets, he bestows prosperity, is manly, the refuge of all, radiant as the sun, thoughtful, remover of impurities, eloquent, discerning, and lord of victory. He is both asleep and awakened, always true to his form, giver of happiness, attended by joy. He cuts, moves through space, disappears, dances, and acts. As the dancer and lover of dance, he is the very sound itself, infinite and of infinite qualities, the foundation and destroyer of the universe, with a humble face and skilled in the dance. Fierce yet fulfilling all desires, beloved, charming, bearer of the arts, he is the embodiment of compassion, sometimes crooked, upholder of family traditions, and lord of his lineage. Fierce and foremost among the hosts, he is the destroyer, adorned with garlands, his face pleasing and red-hued, beloved of Revati, the very essence. He is the great Time, with great fangs, remover of the fear of great serpents, his form wild, the fire of time itself, with eyes of fire, sun, and moon. His mouth is white, adorned with white garlands and teeth, shining with white rays, yet his nature is dark. Lord of Bhairavas, fortunate, divine, and bestower of prosperity. He is the son of Bharga, dweller in fortune, giver and increaser of fortune, bringer of auspiciousness, pure and peaceful, excellent, worthy of being heard, and lord of Śacī. Origin and creator of the Vedas, to be known through the Vedas, eternal, the bestower and essence of Vedic knowledge, he has crossed beyond the Vedas. He delights in the sound of the Vedas, heroic, excellent, knower of the Vedas and Āgamas, knower of truth, possessing heaven, virtuous, compassionate, composed of both existence and non-existence. Free from disease, formless, fearless, bearing the eternal form, without enmity, destroyer of enemies, resembling an intoxicated elephant. Bestower of auspiciousness, son of Śiva, ever auspicious, increaser of happiness, pure and white, hundred-faced, charming, and eater of modaka sweets. God of gods, source of light, steadfast and radiant, pure in soul, mind, and brilliance, ever devoted to purity. Refuge for all, honored by sages, heroic, bearer of autumn lotuses, childlike, beloved of the peacock rider, cool and dear to Shiva. Auspicious one, without origin, eternal, dissolver, devoted to dance, fearless and playful, delighting in the nectar of sport, graceful, source of illusion, and illusion itself. A wanderer, moon-bearer, sun, Saturn, delight of the earth, awakened, served by the wise, lord and bearer of the earth’s strength. He is the soul, giver of life, victorious, worthy of praise, dear to those who bow; the creator, knower of the path of the Jinas, and one who turns away from the Jain path. He is the son of Gauri, with the voice of a teacher, fair-limbed, worshipped by elephants, the supreme state, the highest abode, the supreme self, a poet, and born under Mars. He is Rahu, the slayer of demon heads, Ketu, adorned with golden earrings, lord of the planets, the one who seizes and is seized, the foremost, and the originator of deep sounds. Like the rain-cloud, stout and protective, broad-chested and supremely victorious, he dwells in the forest, is lord and resident of the woods, and is comparable to Kāma, the god of love. He is virtue, purified and holy, the supreme Self, of complete form, his appearance like the full moon’s digit, wrathful and fulfiller of all desires. He is the soul of the ages, upholder of yoga, performer, knower, and lover of sacrifice, supporter of yoga, renowned, dear to those who offer, sustainer of herds, his body like a thunderbolt cage. He is Maṇibhadra, made of jewels, worthy of honor, the refuge of the fish-bannered one, himself fish-bannered, captivating, and increaser of yogic union. He is the seer, creator, ascetic, possessor, beloved of ascetics, made of and embodying austerity, the sun, and rich in austerity. Radiant and liberating, sometimes wrathful, sometimes pleased, bearer of the spear and staff, fierce-rayed and unmanifest, holder of the water-pot, and sinless. Passionate and ever in action, he is time itself, the boar whose cry resounds in all directions, the wanderer, worshipped by his lineage, destroyer of dullness and slayer of the inert. He is Jalandhara, dweller in the world, creator of laughter, forest-dweller, the oblation, endowed with offerings, with fire as his eye, golden, and adorned with golden armlets. He is Sumeru, Himavan, the priest, son of Hara, bearer and lover of the plough, tranquil at heart, and nourisher of his beloved’s heart. Thus is he—limitless, wondrous, and ever worthy of devotion.