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Bhavani Bhujangam
भवानीभुजङ्गम्
Bhavānībhujaṅgam
Chant
शिरीषप्रसूनोल्लसद्बाहुदण्डै र्ज्वलद्बाणकोदण्डपाशाङ्कुशैश्च चलत्कङ्कणोदारकेयूरभूषो ज्ज्वलद्भिर्स्फुरन्तीं भजे श्रीभवानीम् ॥६॥
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Word breakdown
- शिरीषप्रसूनोल्लसद्बाहुदण्डै
- With arm-staves splendid with sirisha blossoms,
- र्ज्वलद्बाणकोदण्डपाशाङ्कुशैश्च
- and flashing bow, arrow, noose, and goad,
- चलत्कङ्कणोदारकेयूरभूषो
- adorned with moving anklets and noble armlets,
- ज्ज्वलद्भिर्स्फुरन्तीं भजे श्रीभवानीम्
- flashing radiantly; I worship Sri Bhavani.
Bow and noose in her hands are the powers that attract and bind the universe. The devotee who worships these arms acknowledges that liberation and restraint both flow from the one Mother.
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