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Lalita Pancharatnam Stotram
ललिता पञ्चरत्नम् स्तोत्रम्
Lalitā Pañcaratnam Stotram
Chant
प्रातः स्मरामि ललितावदनारविन्दं बिम्बाधरं पृथुलमौक्तिकशोभिनासम् । आकर्णदीर्घनयनं मणिकुण्डलाढ्यं मन्दस्मितं मृगमदोज्ज्वलभालदेशम् ॥१॥
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Word breakdown
- प्रातः स्मरामि ललितावदनारविन्दं
- At dawn I remember Lalita's lotus face.
- बिम्बाधरं पृथुलमौक्तिकशोभिनासम् ।
- With bimba-fruit lips and a nose adorned with a large pearl.
- आकर्णदीर्घनयनं मणिकुण्डलाढ्यं
- With eyes long as the ear and rich with jewelled earrings.
- मन्दस्मितं मृगमदोज्ज्वलभालदेशम् ॥१॥
- With a gentle smile and a forehead bright with musk.
Morning remembrance of the Goddess turns the mind from sleep's darkness toward the luminous face of consciousness itself. The beauty described is not mere ornament but the radiance of the Self shining through devotion.
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