Dwadasha stothra 2 : Aapadashira sthothra Verse 3
jAMbUnadAMbarAdhAram nitaMbaMchiMtyamIshituH |
svarNamaMjIrasamvItaM- ArUDhaMjagadaMbayA || 3 ||
jAMbUnad+AmbarA+dhAram = gold like cloth
nitaMbaM+chiMtyam+IshituH= during meditation think of pitambhara covered waist ( kati)
nitaMbaM (Neuter gender; nitambha musculine) = In samskrita nitamba means backside of waist of women. In the shloka neuter gender is used, dhivitya vibhakti. Does not follow panini grammar/ follows vaidika grammar.
svarNa+maMjIra+samvItaM = golden waistband = kanchi
Manjeera = anklet; manjeera pada bhushanam = majidhavano = one which gives pleasant sound
ArUDhaM+jagad+aMbayA= on who’s laps lakshmi rests
Lakshmi has 2 roopas according to vedas = sri, lakshmi
In narayana upanishad = Srishchyate laskhmishcha patyno = 2 wives of Narayana
Trivikramapanditacharya says:
Sri = one who sits on lap
Lakshmi = one who is in heart
When Narayana vigraha is in standing pose we think of Sri, Bhu / Satyabhama, Rukmini. In sitting pose we do anusandhana of Sri/Lakshmi.
Sri = one who finds refuge on lap = ankam stitha srihi
Lakshmi = one who is attribute to the heart = vakshashi lakshana bhuta lakshmihi
Same thing is said by kapila in bhagavatha. Here too nitambha is used by vedavyasaru.
The waist of the Lord is covered by a golden cloth and is surrounded by a golden waistband (Manjeera – Odyaana). Sri Lakshmi is always resting there (she sits on His lap, with her hands around His waist). Such a waist is to be contemplated. (by those desiring Mukthi).