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Bhavani Bhujangam
भवानीभुजङ्गम्
Bhavānībhujaṅgam
Chant
त्वमर्कस्त्वमग्निस्त्वमिन्दुस्त्वमाप स्त्वमाकाशभूर्वायवस्त्वं चिदात्मा त्वदन्यो न कश्चित्प्रकाशोऽस्ति सर्वं सदानन्दसंवित्स्वरूपं तवेदम् ॥१२॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- त्वमर्कस्त्वमग्निस्त्वमिन्दुस्त्वमाप
- You are the sun, fire, moon, and waters,
- स्त्वमाकाशभूर्वायवस्त्वं चिदात्मा
- you are space, earth, wind, and the Self of consciousness,
- त्वदन्यो न कश्चित्प्रकाशोऽस्ति सर्वं
- apart from you no light exists; all
- सदानन्दसंवित्स्वरूपं तवेदम्
- this is your nature as eternal bliss-consciousness.
The hymn rises to non-dual confession: she is every element and the conscious Self, and nothing shines apart from her. This is the Advaita heart of Bhavani worship, where the Mother is not other than awareness itself.
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