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Narmadashtakam
नर्मदाष्टकम्
Narmadāṣṭakam
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सनत्कुमारनाचिकेतकश्यपात्रिषट्पदैर्धृतं स्वकीयमानसेषु नारदादिषट्पदैः । रवीन्दुरन्तिदेवदेवराजकर्मशर्मदे त्वदीयपादपङ्कजं नमामि देवि नर्मदे ॥६॥
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- सनत्कुमारनाचिकेतकश्यपात्रिषट्पदैर्धृतं स्वकीयमानसेषु नारदादिषट्पदैः । रवीन्दुरन्तिदेवदेवराजकर्मशर्मदे त्वदीयपादपङ्कजं नमामि देवि नर्मदे ॥६॥
- Held in their own minds by Sanatkumara, Nachiketa, Kashyapa, and the six-footed ones, by Narada and the six-footed ones, giver of peace in the deeds of the sun, moon, and Indra king of gods, O Narmada, I bow to your lotus feet.
The seers who hold her in the mind show that the river is not only water but inward presence; when the great ones of heaven and earth draw peace from her, the seeker learns to carry the tirtha within.
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