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Gauri Dashakam
गौरी दशकम्
Gaurī Daśakam
Chant
चन्द्रापीडानन्दितमन्दस्मितवक्त्रां चन्द्रापीडालङ्कृतनीलालकभाराम् । इन्द्रोपेन्द्राद्यर्चितपादाम्बुजयुग्मां गौरीमम्बामम्बुरुहाक्षीमहमीडे ॥३॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- चन्द्रापीडानन्दितमन्दस्मितवक्त्रां
- Whose gentle smiling face is gladdened by the moon-crested Lord.
- चन्द्रापीडालङ्कृतनीलालकभाराम् ।
- Whose mass of dark hair is adorned with the crescent moon.
- इन्द्रोपेन्द्राद्यर्चितपादाम्बुजयुग्मां
- Whose pair of lotus feet are worshipped by Indra, Upendra, and others.
- गौरीमम्बामम्बुरुहाक्षीमहमीडे ॥३॥
- I praise Mother Gauri, the lotus-eyed one.
The union of Shiva and Shakti in her smiling form points to the unity of consciousness and power. Gods bow at her feet because the Lord of all is inseparable from his own creative energy.
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