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Shivananda Lahari
शिवानन्दलहरी
Śivānandalaharī
Chant
कदा वा त्वां दृष्ट्वा गिरिश तव भव्याङ्घ्रियुगलं गृहीत्वा हस्ताभ्यां शिरसि नयने वक्षसि वहन् समाश्लिष्याघ्राय स्फुटजलजगन्धान् परिमला नलभ्यां ब्रह्माद्यैर्मुदमनुभविष्यामि हृदये ॥२६॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- कदा वा त्वां दृष्ट्वा गिरिश तव भव्याङ्घ्रियुगलं
- when shall I see You, O Girisha, taking Your auspicious foot-pair
- गृहीत्वा हस्ताभ्यां शिरसि नयने वक्षसि वहन्
- in both hands, placing on head, eyes and chest
- समाश्लिष्याघ्राय स्फुटजलजगन्धान् परिमला
- embracing, inhaling the clear lotus-fragrances
- नलभ्यां ब्रह्माद्यैर्मुदमनुभविष्यामि हृदये
- in heart experience joy unattainable by Brahma and others
The devotee yearns to hold Shiva's feet and inhale their fragrance. That embrace grants joy beyond gods' reach; touching the Lord's feet symbolizes grounding the mind in the Self's unmediated presence.
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