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Ardhanarishwara Stotram
अर्धनारीश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Ardhanārīśvarastotram
Chant
मन्दारमालाकलितालकायै कपालमालाङ्कितकन्धराय दिव्याम्बरायै च दिगम्बराय नमः शिवायै च नमः शिवाय ॥५॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- मन्दारमालाकलितालकायै कपालमालाङ्कितकन्धराय
- To her with locks adorned by mandara garlands, to him whose neck is marked by a garland of skulls,
- दिव्याम्बरायै च दिगम्बराय नमः शिवायै च नमः शिवाय
- to her in divine raiment and to him sky-clad, salutations to Shiva, salutations to Shiva.
Celestial garlands and skulls, silk and nakedness, adorn one throat because creation and dissolution wear the same Lord; clothed and unclothed are appearances of the one reality that needs no garment to be complete.
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