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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
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गुरुत्वं विस्तारं क्षितिधरपतिः पार्वति निजा- न्नितम्बादाच्छिद्य त्वयि हरणरूपेण निदधे । अतस्ते विस्तीर्णो गुरुरयमशेषां वसुमतीं नितम्बप्राग्भारः स्थगयति लघुत्वं नयति च ॥८१॥
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Word breakdown
- गुरुत्वम्
- weight
- विस्तारम्
- expanse
- हरणरूपेण
- in the form of taking
- नितम्बप्राग्भारः
- the forward weight of the hips
Himalaya, as Parvati's father, transferred his own mass and breadth to her hips, making the entire earth seem light by comparison. This mythic explanation for divine feminine beauty suggests that natural grandeur finds its perfect expression in the Goddess's form, where cosmic forces become aesthetic principles.
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