tÄ«rthÄnÄá¹ srotasÄá¹ gaá¹…gÄ
samudraḥ sarasÄm aham
ÄyudhÄnÄá¹ dhanur ahaá¹
tripura-ghno dhanuá¹£matÄm
tirthÄnÄm - among holy places; srotasÄm - among flowing things; gaá¹…gÄ - the sacred Ganges; samudraḥ - the ocean; sarasÄm - among steady bodies of water; aham - I am; ÄyudhÄnÄm - among weapons; dhanuḥ - the bow; aham - I am; tri-pura-ghnaḥ - Lord Åšiva; dhanuḥ-matÄm - among those who wield the bow.
Among sacred and flowing things I am the holy Ganges, and among steady bodies of water I am the ocean. Among weapons I am the bow, and of the wielders of weapons I am Lord Åšiva.
Lord Åšiva used his bow to completely cover with arrows the three demoniac cities built by Maya DÄnava.
