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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
मनस्त्वं व्योम त्वं मरुदसि मरुत्सारथिरसि त्वमापस्त्वं भूमिस्त्वयि परिणतायां न हि परम् । त्वमेव स्वात्मानं परिणमयितुं विश्ववपुषा चिदानन्दाकारं शिवयुवति भावेन बिभृषे ॥३५॥
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Word breakdown
- मनस्त्वम्
- You are mind
- मरुत्सारथिः
- charioteer of wind
- परिणतायाम्
- when transformed
- चिदानन्दाकारम्
- having the form of consciousness-bliss
You are mind, space, wind, and wind's charioteer; you are water and earth. When you are thus transformed, there is nothing beyond you. You alone, in order to transform your own Self, assume the form of consciousness-bliss through universal embodiment and the disposition of Śiva's beloved. This philosophical verse presents the Goddess as both the material and efficient cause of manifestation.
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