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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
क्षितौ षट्पञ्चाशद् द्विसमधिकपञ्चाशदुदके हुताशे द्वाषष्टिश्चतुरधिकपञ्चाशदनिले । दिवि द्विष्षट्त्रिंशन्मनसि च चतुष्षष्टिरिति ये मयूखास्तेषामप्युपरि तव पादाम्बुजयुगम् ॥१४॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- क्षितौ
- in earth
- हुताशे
- in fire
- मयूखाः
- rays of light
- पादाम्बुजयुगम्
- the pair of lotus feet
The verse enumerates the rays of light present in different elements and realms, only to declare that the Goddess's feet are above them all. This hierarchical imagery serves contemplative practice by establishing that devotion to her transcends systematic knowledge of cosmic categories - whether Sāṅkhya tattvas or Vedantic koṣas.
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