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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
समं देवि स्कन्दद्विपवदनपीतं स्तनयुगं तवेदं नः खेदं हरतु सततं प्रस्नुतमुखम् । यदालोक्याशङ्काकुलितहृदयो हासजनकः स्वकुम्भौ हेरम्बः परिमृशति हस्तेन झडिति ॥७२॥
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Word breakdown
- स्कन्दद्विपवदनपीतम्
- sucked by Skanda and Ganesha
- प्रस्नुतमुखम्
- with flowing nectar
- आशङ्काकुलितहृदयः
- with heart anxious from doubt
- हेरम्बः
- Ganesha
The maternal scene where Ganesha touches his own temples in wonder at the Goddess's beauty creates both humor and devotional intimacy. The verse suggests that divine motherhood encompasses both nourishment and the capacity to evoke awe, even in divine offspring. This points to grace as both intimate care and transcendent beauty.
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