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Shivananda Lahari
शिवानन्दलहरी
Śivānandalaharī
Chant
धृतिस्तम्भाधारां दृढगुणनिबद्धां सगमनां विचित्रां पद्माढ्यां प्रतिदिवससन्मार्गघटिताम् स्मरारे मच्चेतःस्फुटपटकुटीं प्राप्य विशदां जय स्वामिन् शक्त्या सह शिव गणैः सेवित विभो ॥२१॥
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Word breakdown
- धृतिस्तम्भाधारां दृढगुणनिबद्धां सगमनां
- firmness as pillar-support, bound with strong virtues as rope
- विचित्रां पद्माढ्यां प्रतिदिवससन्मार्गघटिताम्
- wonderful, rich with lotuses, built daily on the good path
- स्मरारे मच्चेतःस्फुटपटकुटीं प्राप्य विशदां
- O foe of Kama, having obtained clear hut of my mind's banner
- जय स्वामिन् शक्त्या सह शिव गणैः सेवित विभो
- conquer, O Lord with Shakti, served by Shiva's hosts, O Lord
The mind's hut is built on virtue and firmness to host Shiva. Conquest over Kama comes when the inner dwelling is made fit for the Lord; the Self enters the heart prepared by disciplined devotion.
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