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Shivananda Lahari
शिवानन्दलहरी
Śivānandalaharī
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करस्थे हेमाद्रौ गिरिश निकटस्थे धनपतौ गृहस्थे स्वर्भूजाऽमरसुरभिचिन्तामणिगणे शिरस्स्थे शीतांशौ चरणयुगलस्थेऽखिलशुभे कमर्थं दास्येऽहं भवतु भवदर्थं मम मनः ॥२७॥
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Word breakdown
- करस्थे हेमाद्रौ गिरिश निकटस्थे धनपतौ
- golden mountain in hand, Kubera standing near, hosts of celestial wish-gems
- गृहस्थे स्वर्भूजाऽमरसुरभिचिन्तामणिगणे
- cool moon on head, all auspiciousness at Your foot-pair
- शिरस्स्थे शीतांशौ चरणयुगलस्थेऽखिलशुभे
- for what purpose should I serve; let my mind be for Your sake alone
- कमर्थं दास्येऽहं भवतु भवदर्थं मम मनः
- let my mind be for Your sake alone
All cosmic wealth and auspiciousness rest in Shiva; the poet renounces serving lesser ends. When mind exists for the Lord alone, possession and rank lose their hold; the Self is sufficient.
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