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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
धनुः पौष्पं मौर्वी मधुकरमयी पञ्च विशिखाः वसन्तः सामन्तो मलयमरुदायोधनरथः । तथाप्येकः सर्वं हिमगिरिसुते कामपि कृपा- मपाङ्गात्ते लब्ध्वा जगदिदमनङ्गो विजयते ॥६॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- धनुः पौष्पम्
- a bow of flowers
- पञ्च विशिखाः
- five arrows
- कृपापाङ्ग
- a merciful sidelong glance
- अनङ्गः
- the bodiless Kāma
Kāma's delicate equipment makes his victory paradoxical: apparently weak means are empowered by grace. For contemplation, the verse distinguishes raw compulsion from the enlivening force that can turn desire toward beauty, relationship, and ultimately the sacred.
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