भूः पादुके योगमय्यौ द्यौः पुष्पावलिमन्वहम् ॥१८॥
agnir Äja-gavaá¹ cÄpaá¹
sÅ«ryo raÅ›mimayÄn iṣūn
bhūḥ pÄduke yogamayyau
dyauḥ puá¹£pÄvalim anvaham
agniḥ - the demigod of fire; Äja-gavam - made of the horns of goats and cows; cÄpam - a bow; sÅ«ryaḥ - the sun-god; raÅ›mi-mayÄn - brilliant as sunshine; iṣūn - arrows; bhūḥ - BhÅ«mi, the predominating goddess of the earth; pÄduke - two slippers; yoga-mayyau - full of mystic power; dyauḥ - the demigods in outer space; puá¹£pa - of flowers; Ävalim - presentation; anu-aham - day after day.
The demigod of fire, Agni, presented him with a bow made of the horns of goats and cows. The sun-god presented him with arrows as brilliant as sunshine. The predominating deity of Bhūrloka presented him with slippers full of mystic power. The demigods from outer space brought him presentations of flowers again and again.
This verse describes that the King’s slippers were invested with mystic powers (pÄduke yogamayyau). Thus as soon as the King placed his feet in the slippers they would immediately carry him wherever he desired. Mystic yogÄ«s can transfer themselves from one place to another whenever they desire. A similar power was invested in the slippers of King Pá¹›thu.
