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Shivananda Lahari
शिवानन्दलहरी
Śivānandalaharī
Chant
वचसा चरितं वदामि शम्भो रहमुद्योगविधासु तेऽप्रसक्तः मनसाकृतिमीश्वरस्य सेवे शिरसा चैव सदाशिवं नमामि ॥९०॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- वचसा चरितं वदामि शम्भो
- with speech I tell Your conduct, O Shambhu
- रहमुद्योगविधासु तेऽप्रसक्तः
- not attached to other employments
- मनसाकृतिमीश्वरस्य सेवे
- with mind I serve the Lord's form
- शिरसा चैव सदाशिवं नमामि
- with head too I bow to Sadashiva
Speech tells Shiva's conduct, mind serves His form, head bows to Sadashiva. Integrated devotion uses every faculty; the Self is worshipped when life is wholly oriented to the Lord.
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