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Minakshi Stotram
मीनाक्षीस्तोत्रम्
Mīnākṣīstotram
Chant
कोटीराङ्गदरत्नकुण्डलधरे कोदण्डबाणाञ्चिते कोकाकारकुचद्वयोपरिलसत्प्रालम्बहाराञ्चिते शिञ्जन्नूपुरपादसारसमणीश्रीपादुकालङ्कृते मद्दारिद्र्यभुजङ्गगारुडखगे मां पाहि मीनाम्बिके ॥३॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- कोटीराङ्गदरत्नकुण्डलधरे कोदण्डबाणाञ्चिते
- Wearing diadem, armlets, jewelled earrings, marked by bow and arrows.
- कोकाकारकुचद्वयोपरिलसत्प्रालम्बहाराञ्चिते
- Adorned with hanging garlands resting on coral-shaped breasts.
- शिञ्जन्नूपुरपादसारसमणीश्रीपादुकालङ्कृते
- Adorned with tinkling anklets, lotus feet, and auspicious sandals.
- मद्दारिद्र्यभुजङ्गगारुडखगे मां पाहि मीनाम्बिके
- O Garuda-bird to the serpent of my poverty, protect me, O Meenambika.
She who wears royal ornaments is also Garuda to the serpent of poverty. The Mother's grace destroys the lack that binds the soul to sense of want.
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