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Shivananda Lahari
शिवानन्दलहरी
Śivānandalaharī
Chant
कदा वा कैलासे कनकमणिसौधे सह गणै र्वसन् शम्भोरग्रे स्फुटघटितमूर्धाञ्जलिपुटः विभो साम्ब स्वामिन् परमशिव पाहीति निगदन् विधातॄणां कल्पान् क्षणमिव विनेष्यामि सुखतः ॥२४॥
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Word breakdown
- कदा वा कैलासे कनकमणिसौधे सह गणै
- when shall I dwell on Kailasa in the golden mansion with the hosts
- र्वसन् शम्भोरग्रे स्फुटघटितमूर्धाञ्जलिपुटः
- before Shambhu with palms joined on raised head
- विभो साम्ब स्वामिन् परमशिव पाहीति निगदन्
- O Lord with Uma, O Master, supreme Shiva, saying 'protect me'
- विधातॄणां कल्पान् क्षणमिव विनेष्यामि सुखतः
- happily spend ages of Brahma as a moment
The poet longs for Kailasa worship before Shiva with joined palms. That vision compresses cosmic time into a moment of bliss; the Self known in devotion transcends the measure of worldly duration.
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