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Ananda Lahari
आनन्दलहरी
Ānandalaharī
Chant
धनुः पौष्पं मौर्वी मधुकरमयी पञ्च विशिखाः वसन्तः सामन्तो मलयमरुदायोधनरथः । तथाप्येकः सर्वं हिमगिरिसुते कामपि कृपा- मपाङ्गात्ते लब्ध्वा जगदिदमनङ्गो विजयते ॥६॥
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Word breakdown
- धनुः पौष्पं मौर्वी मधुकरमयी पञ्च विशिखाः
- bow of flowers, bowstring of creeper, five arrows of bees
- वसन्तः सामन्तो मलयमरुदायोधनरथः ।
- spring as ally, Malaya breeze as chariot for battle
- तथाप्येकः सर्वं हिमगिरिसुते कामपि कृपा-
- yet Kama alone, O daughter of Himavan, having obtained some grace
- मपाङ्गात्ते लब्ध्वा जगदिदमनङ्गो विजयते ॥६॥
- from Your sidelong glance, conquers this world
Kama's delicate weapons gain victory only through the Goddess's grace. Desire empowered by divine compassion turns toward beauty and relationship rather than mere compulsion; the Self delights in its own manifestation.
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