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Shivananda Lahari
शिवानन्दलहरी
Śivānandalaharī
Chant
त्वत्पादाम्बुजमर्चयामि परमं त्वां चिन्तयाम्यन्वहं त्वामीशं शरणं व्रजामि वचसा त्वामेव याचे विभो वीक्षां मे दिश चाक्षुषीं सकरुणां दिव्यैश्चिरं प्रार्थितां शम्भो लोकगुरो मदीयमनसः सौख्योपदेशं कुरु ॥२९॥
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Word breakdown
- त्वत्पादाम्बुजमर्चयामि परमं त्वां चिन्तयाम्यन्वहं
- I worship Your lotus feet daily and contemplate You always
- त्वामीशं शरणं व्रजामि वचसा त्वामेव याचे विभो
- I take refuge in You, O Lord, and with speech I beg only You
- वीक्षां मे दिश चाक्षुषीं सकरुणां दिव्यैश्चिरं प्रार्थितां
- bestow on me the divine compassionate glance long prayed for
- शम्भो लोकगुरो मदीयमनसः सौख्योपदेशं कुरु
- O Shambhu, world-teacher, teach comfort to my mind
Daily worship, refuge and prayer for the compassionate glance compose the devotee's life. The world-teacher Shiva instructs the mind in comfort that is not outward ease but the peace of abiding in the Self.
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