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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
स्फुरद्गण्डाभोगप्रतिफलितताटङ्कयुगलं चतुश्चक्रं मन्ये तव मुखमिदं मन्मथरथम् । यमारुह्य द्रुह्यत्यवनिरथमर्केन्दुचरणं महावीरो मारः प्रमथपतये सज्जितवते ॥५९॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- गण्डाभोग
- fullness of cheeks
- ताटङ्कयुगलम्
- pair of earrings
- मन्मथरथम्
- Cupid's chariot
- प्रमथपतये
- to the lord of attendants
I consider your face, with its radiant cheek-fullness reflecting the pair of earrings, to be Cupid's four-wheeled chariot. Mounting this, the great hero Māra conquers the earthly chariot of sun and moon to prepare for battle with Shiva, the lord of attendants, showing how divine beauty becomes love's vehicle for cosmic conquest.
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