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Shivananda Lahari
शिवानन्दलहरी
Śivānandalaharī
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जलधिमथनदक्षो नैव पातालभेदी न च वनमृगयायां नैव लुब्धः प्रवीणः अशनकुसुमभूषावस्त्रमुख्यां सपर्यां कथय कथमहं ते कल्पयानीन्दुमौले ॥८५॥
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Word breakdown
- जलधिमथनदक्षो नैव पातालभेदी
- not skilled in churning ocean, piercing earth, hunting
- न च वनमृगयायां नैव लुब्धः प्रवीणः
- flower-food ornament dress worship
- अशनकुसुमभूषावस्त्रमुख्यां सपर्यां
- tell how I shall arrange them, O moon-crested one
- कथय कथमहं ते कल्पयानीन्दुमौले
- tell how I shall arrange them, O moon-crested one
Unable to offer grand rituals, the devotee confesses inadequacy. True worship is not skill in ceremonies but sincerity; the Self accepts what the humble heart can give.
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