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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
क्वणत्काञ्चीदामा करिकलभकुम्भस्तननता परिक्षीणा मध्ये परिणतशरच्चन्द्रवदना । धनुर्बाणान्पाशं सृणिमपि दधाना करतलैः पुरस्तादास्तां नः पुरमथितुराहोपुरुषिका ॥७॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- क्वणत्काञ्ची
- a tinkling girdle
- धनुः बाणान्
- bow and arrows
- पाशम्
- the noose
- सृणिम्
- the elephant-goad
This iconic visualization balances sensuous form with emblems of governance over mind and impulse: bow, arrows, noose, and goad. The devotional image is most fruitful when its symbolic discipline accompanies its aesthetic delight.
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