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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
त्रयाणां देवानां त्रिगुणजनितानां तव शिवे भवेत्पूजा पूजा तव चरणयोर्या विरचिता । तथा हि त्वत्पादोद्वहनमणिपीठस्य निकटे स्थिता ह्येते शश्वन्मुकुलितकरोत्तंसमकुटाः ॥२५॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- त्रयाणाम्
- of the three
- त्रिगुणजनितानाम्
- born of the three guṇas
- चरणयोः
- of the feet
- मुकुलितकर
- with folded hands
Any worship offered to your feet becomes worship of the three gods born of the three guṇas - for they stand eternally near the jeweled platform that supports your feet, with folded hands and heads bowed. This verse establishes the theological primacy of the Goddess by showing that even the supreme gods are perpetual devotees at her feet.
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