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Ardhanarishwara Stotram
अर्धनारीश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Ardhanārīśvarastotram
Chant
विशालनीलोत्पललोचनायै विकासिपङ्केरुहलोचनाय समेक्षणायै विषमेक्षणाय नमः शिवायै च नमः शिवाय ॥४॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- विशालनीलोत्पललोचनायै विकासिपङ्केरुहलोचनाय
- To her with wide blue-lotus eyes, to him with blossoming lotus eyes,
- समेक्षणायै विषमेक्षणाय नमः शिवायै च नमः शिवाय
- to her with even gaze, to him with the uneven third eye, salutations to Shiva, salutations to Shiva.
Lotus eyes and the fierce third eye share one face, showing mercy and terror as one vision; equal and unequal regard together point to awareness that embraces all without being divided by the judgments of the mind.
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