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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
पराजेतुं रुद्रं द्विगुणशरगर्भौ गिरिसुते निषङ्गौ जङ्घे ते विषमविशिखो बाढमकृत । यदग्रे दृश्यन्ते दशशरफलाः पादयुगली- नखाग्रच्छद्मानः सुरमकुटशाणैकनिशिताः ॥८३॥
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Word breakdown
- द्विगुणशरगर्भौ
- containing twice as many arrows
- विषमविशिखः
- the odd-arrowed one (Kama)
- दशशरफलाः
- ten arrow fruits
- सुरमकुटशाण
- sharpened on divine crowns
The Goddess's legs become Kama's reinforced quivers to defeat Rudra, with her toenails as arrow-points sharpened on gods' crowns. This militaristic beauty imagery suggests that even physical charm serves cosmic purposes, with aesthetic elements becoming weapons in the play of divine forces.
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