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Shiva Padadi Keshanta Varnana Stotram
शिवपादादिकेशान्तवर्णनस्तोत्रम्
Śivapādādikeśāntavarṇanastotram
Chant
कालारातेः कराग्रे कृतवसतिरुरश्शाणशातो रिपूणां काले काले कुलाद्रि प्रवरतनयया कल्पितस्नेहलेपः पायान्नः पावकार्चिःप्रसरसखमुखः पापहन्ता नितान्तं शूलश्श्रीपादसेवाभजनपरहृदां पालनैकान्तशीलः ॥४॥
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Word breakdown
- कालारातेः कराग्रे कृतवसतिरुरश्शाणशातो रिपूणां
- Dwelling on the fingertip of Death's foe, the chest hard as whetstone for enemies,
- काले काले कुलाद्रि प्रवरतनयया कल्पितस्नेहलेपः
- from time to time anointed with love-oil by the chief mountain's daughter,
- पायान्नः पावकार्चिःप्रसरसखमुखः पापहन्ता नितान्तं
- may it protect us - the fire-flame's spreading friend, the thorough destroyer of sin,
- शूलश्श्रीपादसेवाभजनपरहृदां पालनैकान्तशीलः
- the trident, devoted solely to protecting the hearts of those devoted to the worship of the auspicious feet.
The trident on the breast anointed by Parvati's love is both destroyer of sin and guardian of devotees, for grace and power are one in Shiva. The heart devoted to the Lord's feet finds the weapon of the Lord turned not against the self but against the illusion of separation.
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