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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
अमू ते वक्षोजावमृतरसमाणिक्यकुतुपौ न संदेहस्पन्दो नगपतिपताके मनसि नः । पिबन्तौ तौ यस्मादविदितवधूसङ्गरसिकौ कुमारावद्यापि द्विरदवदनक्रौञ्चदलनौ ॥७३॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- वक्षोजौ
- the two breasts
- अमृतरसमाणिक्यकुतुपौ
- ruby vessels of nectar
- अविदितवधूसङ्गरसिकौ
- innocent of conjugal pleasure
- क्रौञ्चदलनौ
- the slayers of the Krauñca mountain
The verse affirms that Skanda and Ganesha, though mighty warriors, remain eternally innocent, sustained by divine nectar rather than worldly experience. This celebrates the purity preserved by divine grace, suggesting that spiritual nourishment can maintain innocence even within cosmic responsibilities.
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