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Shivananda Lahari
शिवानन्दलहरी
Śivānandalaharī
Chant
सहस्रं वर्तन्ते जगति विबुधाः क्षुद्रफलदा न मन्ये स्वप्ने वा तदनुसरणं तत्कृतफलम् हरिब्रह्मादीनामपि निकटभाजामसुलभं चिरं याचे शम्भो शिव तव पदाम्भोजभजनम् ॥४॥
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Word breakdown
- सहस्रं वर्तन्ते जगति विबुधाः क्षुद्रफलदा
- a thousand gods move in the world giving petty fruits
- न मन्ये स्वप्ने वा तदनुसरणं तत्कृतफलम्
- I do not esteem even in dream following them for their fruits
- हरिब्रह्मादीनामपि निकटभाजामसुलभं
- worship of Your lotus feet is hard even for those near Hari and Brahma
- चिरं याचे शम्भो शिव तव पदाम्भोजभजनम्
- long I beg, O Shambhu, Shiva, for worship of Your lotus feet
Lesser gods grant limited fruits; the poet seeks only Shiva's lotus feet. True fulfilment lies not in pursuing small rewards but in devotion to the one Lord who is the Self of all.
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