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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
हरक्रोधज्वालावलिभिरवलीढेन वपुषा गभीरे ते नाभीसरसि कृतसङ्गो मनसिजः । समुत्तस्थौ तस्मादचलतनये धूमलतिका जनस्तां जानीते तव जननि रोमावलिरिति ॥७६॥
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Word breakdown
- हरक्रोधज्वालावलिभिः
- by Shiva's anger flames
- नाभीसरसि
- in the navel lake
- मनसिजः
- Kamadeva
- धूमलतिका
- smoke creeper
When Kamadeva was burned by Shiva's third eye, he sought refuge in the Goddess's navel and emerged as the fine body hair adorning her. This mythic transformation suggests that even destruction by divine wrath can become beauty when it encounters maternal grace. The destroyed desire becomes subtle aesthetic charm.
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