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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
नरं वर्षीयांसं नयनविरसं नर्मसु जडं तवापाङ्गालोके पतितमनुधावन्ति शतशः । गलद्वेणीबन्धाः कुचकलशविस्रस्तसिचया हठात्त्रुट्यत्काञ्च्यो विगलितदुकूला युवतयः ॥१३॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- वर्षीयांसम्
- aged
- नयनविरसम्
- having eyes devoid of charm
- अपाङ्गालोके
- in the sidelong glance
- अनुधावन्ति
- they pursue
This verse depicts the transformative power of even a casual glance from the Goddess - it can make the aged, unattractive, and dull in conversation suddenly irresistible to young women. The image works both as poetry about divine grace and as a contemplation on how recognition of the sacred can transfigure ordinary perception.
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