[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) › 7.173.26 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 7.173.26 Mahābhārata 7.173.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.173.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.173.26) vṛkṣāṇāṃ pataye caiva apāṃ ca pataye tathā | vṛkṣairāvṛtakāyāya senānye madhyamāya ca || 26 || > him whose arms are decked with ornaments of gold, him who is fierce, him that is the lord of all the points of the compass; him that is the lord of the clouds and of all created beings; him that is the lord of all trees and of all kine; him that has his body shrouded with trees; him who is the celestial generalissimo; him who inspires all thought; him who has the sacrificial ladle in his hand; him who is blazing; him who wields the bow; him who is Rama's self, him who has diverse forms; him who is the lord of the universe; him who had the munja grass for his attire; him who has a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, a thousand arms, and a thousand legs. O son of Kunti, seek the protection of that boon-giving Lord of the universe, the lord of Uma, that God of three eyes, that destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice; that guardian of all created things, that being who is always cheerful, that protector of all beings, that God of unfading glory; that one with matted locks; that mover of all superior beings, that one whose navel is like that of a bull and who hath the bull for his symbol; that one who is proud like the bull, who is the lord of bulls; who is represented by the horns of the bull; and who is the bull of bulls; that one who hath the image of the bull on his banner; who is liberal to all righteous persons; who can be approached by Yoga only; and whose eyes are like those of a bull; who owneth very superior weapons: who hath Vishnu himself for his arrow; > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 7.173.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.173.25) - [Next: 7.173.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.173.27) - [Up: 7.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.173) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.7.202.3.4) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.173.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.173.26) · Pramāṇa