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Bhaja Govindam
भज गोविन्दम्
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नारीस्तनभरनाभीदेशं दृष्ट्वा मा गा मोहावेशम् । एतन्मांसवसादिविकारं मनसि विचिन्तय वारं वारम् ॥३॥
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Word breakdown
- नारीस्तनभरनाभीदेशं
- Seeing the breasts and navel-region of women,
- दृष्ट्वा मा गा मोहावेशम् ।
- do not fall into delusion's grip.
- एतन्मांसवसादिविकारं
- Reflect again and again in the mind
- मनसि विचिन्तय वारं वारम् ॥३॥
- that this is flesh, fat, and such changeable matter.
The verse interrupts objectifying fascination by recalling the body's impermanent materiality. Discrimination turns the gaze from surface attraction toward the truth that form is passing appearance.
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