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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
निमेषोन्मेषाभ्यां प्रलयमुदयं याति जगती तवेत्याहुः सन्तो धरणिधरराजन्यतनये । त्वदुन्मेषाज्जातं जगदिदमशेषं प्रलयतः परित्रातुं शङ्के परिहृतनिमेषास्तव दृशः ॥५५॥
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Word breakdown
- निमेषोन्मेषाभ्याम्
- by closing and opening
- प्रलयमुदयम्
- dissolution and creation
- धरणिधरराजन्य
- daughter of the mountain king
- परिहृतनिमेष
- having avoided blinking
Saints say that the world undergoes dissolution and creation through the closing and opening of your eyes, O daughter of the mountain king. Since this entire universe was born from your opening eyes after dissolution, I believe your eyes avoid blinking to protect the world from destruction, showing the Goddess's constant vigilance in maintaining cosmic existence.
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