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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
विभक्तत्रैवर्ण्यं व्यतिकरितलीलाञ्जनतया विभाति त्वन्नेत्रत्रितयमिदमीशानदयिते । पुनः स्रष्टुं देवान् द्रुहिणहरिरुद्रानुपरतान् रजः सत्त्वं बिभ्रत्तम इति गुणानां त्रयमिव ॥५३॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- त्रैवर्ण्यम्
- three-fold coloring
- नीलाञ्जनतया
- through dark collyrium
- द्रुहिणहरिरुद्रान्
- Brahma, Vishnu, and Rudra
- त्रयगुणान्
- the three gunas
Your three eyes shine with distinct colors mixed with dark collyrium, O beloved of Shiva. They appear like the three gunas - rajas, sattva, and tamas - ready to create anew the gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Rudra who have withdrawn, showing how the Goddess's vision contains the creative principles needed to manifest and sustain the cosmos.
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