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Devi Bhujanga Stotram
देवीभुजङ्गस्तोत्रम्
Devībhujaṅgastotram
Chant
कदावा हृषीकाणि साम्यं भजेयुः कदा वा न शत्रुर्न मित्रं भवानि । कदा वा दुराशाविषूचीविलोपः कदा वा मनो मे समूलं विनश्येत् ॥२०॥
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Word breakdown
- कदावा हृषीकाणि साम्यं भजेयुः
- When will my senses find equanimity?
- कदा वा न शत्रुर्न मित्रं भवानि ।
- When will there be neither enemy nor friend, O Bhavani?
- कदा वा दुराशाविषूचीविलोपः
- When will the epidemic of vain hope perish?
- कदा वा मनो मे समूलं विनश्येत्
- When will my mind be uprooted altogether?
Equanimity, freedom from friend-and-foe duality, and uprooting of the mind are fruits of her grace. The questions voice the Advaitin longing for the settled awareness beyond oscillation.
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