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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
भुजाश्लेषान्नित्यं पुरदमयितुः कण्टकवती तव ग्रीवा धत्ते मुखकमलनालश्रियमियम् । स्वतः श्वेता कालागुरुबहुलजम्बालमलिना मृणालीलालित्यम् वहति यदधो हारलतिका ॥६८॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- भुजाश्लेषात्
- from arm-embrace
- कण्टकवती
- thorny or tender
- मुखकमलनाल
- lotus stem of face
- मृणालीलालित्यम्
- lotus-fiber delicacy
Your neck, made tender from the constant embrace of the city-destroyer's arms, bears the beauty of being your face-lotus's stem. Naturally white but darkened by abundant black aloe and musk, the necklace below carries the delicacy of lotus fibers, creating a perfect harmony between natural beauty and divine adornment.
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