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Shivananda Lahari
शिवानन्दलहरी
Śivānandalaharī
Chant
वक्षस्ताडनशङ्कया विचलितो वैवस्वतो निर्जराः कोटीरोज्ज्वलरत्नदीपकलिकानीराजनं कुर्वते दृष्ट्वा मुक्तिवधूस्तनोति निभृताश्लेषं भवानीपते यच्चेतस्तव पादपद्मभजनं तस्येह किं दुर्लभम् ॥६५॥
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Word breakdown
- वक्षस्ताडनशङ्कया विचलितो वैवस्वतो निर्जराः
- fearing chest-strike, Death and immortals
- कोटीरोज्ज्वलरत्नदीपकलिकानीराजनं कुर्वते
- perform crown-lamp worship with bright gem-flame
- दृष्ट्वा मुक्तिवधूस्तनोति निभृताश्लेषं भवानीपते
- seeing them, liberation-bride offers secret embrace
- यच्चेतस्तव पादपद्मभजनं तस्येह किं दुर्लभम्
- O Bhavani's Lord, what is hard for him who worships Your feet
Even Death worships Shiva with crown-lamps; liberation embraces the devotee. Foot-worship makes nothing impossible; the Self grants union when the mind bows at the source.
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