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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
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तनुच्छायाभिस्ते तरुणतरणिश्रीसरणिभिः दिवं सर्वामुर्वीमरुणिमनिमग्नां स्मरति यः । भवन्त्यस्य त्रस्यद्वनहरिणशालीननयनाः सहोर्वश्या वश्याः कति कति न गीर्वाणगणिकाः ॥१८॥
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Word breakdown
- तनुच्छायाभिः
- by subtle shadows
- तरुणतरणिश्री
- the splendor of the young sun
- अरुणिमनिमग्नाम्
- suffused with redness
- गीर्वाणगणिकाः
- celestial courtesans
Whoever remembers the entire universe - both heaven and earth - as suffused with the rosy radiance of the Goddess's subtle shadows finds that even celestial courtesans become submissive to him. The meditation on cosmic beauty as Her manifestation transforms the practitioner's relationship to all forms of attractiveness, making him naturally magnetic.
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