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Shivananda Lahari
शिवानन्दलहरी
Śivānandalaharī
Chant
प्रलोभाद्यैरर्थाहरणपरतन्त्रो धनिगृहे प्रवेशोद्युक्तः सन् भ्रमति बहुधा तस्करपते इमं चेतश्चोरं कथमिह सहे शङ्कर विभो तवाधीनं कृत्वा मयि निरपराधे कुरु कृपाम् ॥२२॥
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Word breakdown
- प्रलोभाद्यैरर्थाहरणपरतन्त्रो धनिगृहे
- intent on entering the rich house with greed for stolen goods
- प्रवेशोद्युक्तः सन् भ्रमति बहुधा तस्करपते
- roaming in many ways, O lord of thieves
- इमं चेतश्चोरं कथमिह सहे शङ्कर विभो
- how do I bear this heart-thief here, O Shankara, O Lord
- तवाधीनं कृत्वा मयि निरपराधे कुरु कृपाम्
- having made it dependent on You, show mercy to me who am blameless
The heart-thief of desire roams seeking stolen pleasures. Surrendering that thief to Shiva transforms robbery into offering; the blameless Self is revealed when the mind is made dependent on the Lord alone.
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