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Ardhanarishwara Stotram
अर्धनारीश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Ardhanārīśvarastotram
Chant
चाम्पेयगौरार्धशरीरकायै कर्पूरगौरार्धशरीरकाय धम्मिल्लकायै च जटाधराय नमः शिवायै च नमः शिवाय ॥१॥
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Word breakdown
- चाम्पेयगौरार्धशरीरकायै कर्पूरगौरार्धशरीरकाय
- To her whose half-body is champaka-gold fair, to him whose half-body is camphor-white fair,
- धम्मिल्लकायै च जटाधराय नमः शिवायै च नमः शिवाय
- to her with braided hair and to him with matted locks, salutations to Shiva, salutations to Shiva.
Gold and ash-white in one form proclaim that Shakti and Shiva are not two substances but one reality appearing as complementary hues; salutation to both halves is salutation to the undivided Self that wears every pair of opposites.
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