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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
नमोवाकं ब्रूमो नयनरमणीयाय पदयो- स्तवास्मै द्वन्द्वाय स्फुटरुचिरसालक्तकवते । असूयत्यत्यन्तं यदभिहननाय स्पृहयते पशूनामीशानः प्रमदवनकङ्केलितरवे ॥८५॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- नमोवाकम्
- word of salutation
- नयनरमणीयाय
- delightful to the eyes
- रसालक्तकवते
- with juicy lac-red color
- प्रमदवनकङ्केलितरवे
- to the love-sport in pleasure groves
Shiva becomes jealous of the Goddess's beautiful lac-reddened feet and desires to strike them, like a lover playfully competing for attention in garden sports. This domesticates the cosmic Shiva into an intimate beloved, showing how divine love includes playful rivalry and aesthetic jealousy.
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