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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
सवित्रीभिर्वाचां शशिमणिशिलाभङ्गरुचिभिः वशिन्याद्याभिस्त्वां सह जननि संचिन्तयति यः । स कर्ता काव्यानां भवति महतां भङ्गिरुचिभिः वचोभिर्वाग्देवीवदनकमलामोदमधुरैः ॥१७॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- सवित्रीभिः वाचाम्
- by the generative words
- वशिन्याद्याभिः
- by Vaśinī and other goddesses
- भङ्गिरुचिभिः
- having the beauty of graceful expression
- आमोदमधुरैः
- sweet with fragrance
Whoever contemplates the Goddess alongside the speech-goddesses Vaśinī and others becomes a creator of great poetry. Their words become sweet with the fragrance of Vāgdevī's lotus face. This verse explores how meditation on divine speech-power translates into inspired literary creation, suggesting the sacred source of all authentic poetic expression.
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