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Mantra Matrika Pushpamala Stavah
मन्त्रमातृकापुष्पमालास्तवः
Mantramātṛkāpuṣpamālāstavaḥ
Chant
सर्वाङ्गे घनसारकुङ्कुमघनश्रीगन्धपङ्काङ्कितं कस्तूरीतिलकञ्च फालफलके गोरोचनापत्रकम् गण्डादर्शनमण्डले नयनयोर्दिव्याञ्जनं तेऽञ्चितं कण्ठाब्जे मृगनाभिपङ्कममलं त्वत्प्रीतये कल्पताम् ॥७॥
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- सर्वाङ्गे घनसारकुङ्कुमघनश्रीगन्धपङ्काङ्कितं
- On every limb, paste of thick sandal, saffron, and heavy sacred fragrance,
- कस्तूरीतिलकञ्च फालफलके गोरोचनापत्रकम्
- musk tilaka and a leaf of gorochana on the brow,
- गण्डादर्शनमण्डले नयनयोर्दिव्याञ्जनं तेऽञ्चितं
- mirror on the cheeks, divine collyrium on the eyes,
- कण्ठाब्जे मृगनाभिपङ्कममलं त्वत्प्रीतये कल्पताम्
- on the lotus throat pure musk paste; may it please you.
Fragrance and cosmetic adornment symbolize the refinement of every faculty toward the divine. When the whole body is anointed in the mind, the devotee sees the world itself as pervaded by sacred scent.
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