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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
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तटित्त्वन्तं शक्त्या तिमिरपरिपन्थिस्फुरणया स्फुरन्नानारत्नाभरणपरिणद्धेन्द्रधनुषम् । tव श्यामं मेघं कमपि मणिपूरैकशरणं निषेवे वर्षन्तं हरमिहिरतप्तं त्रिभुवनम् ॥४०॥
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Word breakdown
- तटित्त्वन्तम्
- lightning-bearing
- तिमिरपरिपन्थि
- dispelling darkness
- मणिपूरैकशरणम्
- taking refuge only in maṇipūra
- वर्षन्तम्
- raining
I serve your mysterious dark cloud that has lightning through Śakti's darkness-dispelling radiance, is girdled with Indra's bow flashing with various jeweled ornaments, and takes refuge only in the maṇipūra center while raining on the three worlds scorched by Śiva's sun. This verse depicts divine power as a nurturing storm-cloud that provides relief from the heat of spiritual transformation.
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