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Ananda Lahari
आनन्दलहरी
Ānandalaharī
Chant
क्वणत्काञ्चीदामा करिकलभकुम्भस्तननता परिक्षीणा मध्ये परिणतशरच्चन्द्रवदना । धनुर्बाणान्पाशं सृणिमपि दधाना करतलैः पुरस्तादास्तां नः पुरमथितुराहोपुरुषिका ॥७॥
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Word breakdown
- क्वणत्काञ्चीदामा करिकलभकुम्भस्तननता
- with girdle of tinkling gems, breasts rounded like elephant-calf temples
- परिक्षीणा मध्ये परिणतशरच्चन्द्रवदना ।
- slender in the middle, face like the autumn full moon
- धनुर्बाणान्पाशं सृणिमपि दधाना करतलैः
- holding bow, arrows, noose and goad in Her hands
- पुरस्तादास्तां नः पुरमथितुराहोपुरुषिका ॥७॥
- may the Empress of the city-slayer stand before us
The Goddess embodies both beauty and sovereign control over mind and impulse. Contemplating Her form trains the devotee to see aesthetic delight and spiritual discipline as one movement of consciousness.
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