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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
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चतुष्षष्ट्या तन्त्रैः सकलमतिसंधाय भुवनं स्थितस्तत्तत्सिद्धिप्रसवपरतन्त्रैः पशुपतिः । पुनस्त्वन्निर्बन्धादखिलपुरुषार्थैकघटना- स्वतन्त्रं ते तन्त्रं क्षितितलमवातीतरदिदम् ॥३१॥
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Word breakdown
- चतुष्षष्ट्या तन्त्रैः
- with sixty-four tantras
- सिद्धिप्रसव
- production of accomplishments
- पुरुषार्थैकघटना
- achieving all human goals
- स्वतन्त्रम्
- independent
Though Śiva governs the entire universe through sixty-four tantras, each dependent on producing specific accomplishments, your tantra - arising from your own impulse and independently capable of achieving all human purposes - has descended to earth. This verse distinguishes the Goddess's immediate grace from systematic spiritual methodologies, suggesting her path transcends formal techniques.
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