Laghustavacarcastavau 5_384

5_384

sthairyāpādanena
svabhāvavaiparītyakaraṇātmakātidurghaṭakāryakāritvalakṣaṇa##-
vā līlayā gajāśvādyanekarūpāvirbhāvanaṃ vāśritya aharaharanudinaṃ
sphārībhavantya upacayamupagacchantyo vardhamānā na tvapacīyamānā iti bhāvaḥ
. taduktam-

characterized by the performance of an exceedingly difficult task consisting in reversing nature; or, based on manifesting playfully in manifold forms such as elephants, horses, and so forth, 'expanding day after day' (aharahaḥ sphārībhavantyaḥ), day by day gaining increase, multiplying and not diminishing, such is the import. As has been said: