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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
त्वदन्यः पाणिभ्यामभयवरदो दैवतगणः त्वमेका नैवासि प्रकटितवराभीत्यभिनया । भयात्त्रातुं दातुं फलमपि च वाञ्छासमधिकं शरण्ये लोकानां तव हि चरणावेव निपुणौ ॥४॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- अभय
- fearlessness
- वरद
- the gesture of granting a boon
- शरण्ये
- refuge of beings
- चरणौ
- the two feet
The poem contrasts symbolic hand-gestures with the active refuge represented by the Goddess's feet. Editorially, the verse can be read as an invitation to let surrender become ethical courage and generosity, not merely a request for protection.
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