शार्ङ्गधन्वा गदाधर इत्यस्त्रम् ।
ശാര്ന്ഗധന്വാ ഗദാധരഃ ഇത്യസ്ത്രം
சார்ங்கதன்வா கதாதர இத்யஸ்த்ரம்
ಶಾರ್ನ್ಗಧನ್ವಾ ಗದಾಧರ ಇತ್ಯಸ್ತ್ರಂ
శార్న్గాధన్వా గదాధర ఇత్యస్త్రం
Sarngadhanwa Gadhadhara Ithyasthram
Whenever there is a large wealth in a box it becomes a treasure and it is locked and safely protected; when this divine installation has taken place, and therefore, the body has become the Temple of the Almighty, and therefore, it has become a scared treasure house to be protected. But the seeker himself has no power to protect, and so, he invokes the very weapon (Astra) of Vishnu, the protector of the world, to stand by for the defence of the sanctified bosom. Saarga is the name of the Bow (Dhanus) of Vishnu and the Mace (Gadaa) is another of his weapons. These two form the artillery of defence; which are manned by the Lord himself.
Symbolism: At this moment when this mantra is mentally chanted, it is significant that the student lifts the palm away from the feet, and with the stretched out index and middle fingers of the right palm snaps them on the open left palm.
