 | Daṇḍa means “a long rod,” and vat means “like.” Before a superior, one has to fall down on the ground just like a stick, and this sort of offering of respect is called daṇḍavat. Atri Ṛṣi offered his respect to the three deities in that way. They were identified by their different carriers and different symbolic representations. In that connection it is stated here that Lord Viṣṇu was sitting on Garuḍa, a big aquiline bird, and was carrying in His hand a disc, Brahmā was sitting on a swan and had in his hand kuśa grass, and Lord Śiva was sitting on a bull and carrying in his hand a small drum called a ḍamaru. Atri Ṛṣi recognized them by their symbolic representations and different carriers, and thus he offered them prayers and respects. | | | Daṇḍa significa «vara larga», y vat significa «como». Ante un superior hay que postrarse en el suelo como una vara, y esa forma de ofrecer de respeto se denomina daṇḍavat. Atri Ṛṣi ofreció sus respetos a las tres deidades de esta manera. Se les identificaba por sus monturas y por sus representaciones simbólicas. A este respecto, el verso dice que el Señor Viṣṇu montaba a Garuḍa, una gran ave con aspecto de águila, y llevaba un disco en la mano; Brahmā montaba sobre un cisne y llevaba hierba kuśa, y el Señor Śiva montaba sobre un toro y llevaba en la mano un tamborcillo ḍamaru. Atri Ṛṣi les reconoció por sus representaciones simbólicas y por sus monturas, y les ofreció oraciones y reverencias. | |
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