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Shivananda Lahari
शिवानन्दलहरी
Śivānandalaharī
Chant
इदं ते युक्तं वा परमशिव कारुण्यजलधे गतौ तिर्यग्रूपं तव पदशिरोदर्शनधिया हरिब्रह्माणौ तौ दिवि भुवि चरन्तौ श्रमयुतौ कथं शम्भो स्वामिन् कथय मम वेद्योऽसि पुरतः ॥९९॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- इदं ते युक्तं वा परमशिव कारुण्यजलधे
- is this fitting for You, O supreme Shiva, ocean of compassion
- गतौ तिर्यग्रूपं तव पदशिरोदर्शनधिया
- with intent to see Your feet and head in crooked animal form
- हरिब्रह्माणौ तौ दिवि भुवि चरन्तौ श्रमयुतौ
- Hari and Brahma wander wearily in heaven and earth
- कथं शम्भो स्वामिन् कथय मम वेद्योऽसि पुरतः
- how, O Shambhu, O Lord, am I to know You before me
Gods weary themselves seeking Shiva's head and feet; the devotee asks how to know Him directly. Compassion's ocean makes the Lord knowable; the Self reveals itself when vain searching yields to humble presence.
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