CC Madhya 20.222 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 222
- dakṣiṇādho hasta haite vāmādhaḥ paryanta
- cakrādi astra-dhāraṇa-gaṇanāra anta
SYNONYMS
dakṣiṇa-adhaḥ—the lower right; hasta—hand; haite—from; vāma-adhaḥ—the lower left hand; paryanta—up to; cakra-ādi—beginning with the disc; astra-dhāraṇa—of holding the weapons; gaṇanāra—of counting; anta—the end.
TRANSLATION
"The procedure for counting begins with the lower right hand and goes to the upper right hand, the upper left hand, and the lower left hand. Lord Viṣṇu is named according to the order the objects are held in His hands.