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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
पदं ते कीर्तीनां प्रपदमपदं देवि विपदां कथं नीतं सद्भिः कठिनकमठीकर्परतुलाम् । कथं वा बाहुभ्यामुपयमनकाले पुरभिदा यदादाय न्यस्तं दृषदि दयमानेन मनसा ॥८८॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- कीर्तीनाम्
- of glories
- प्रपदम्
- the foundation
- कमठीकर्परतुलाम्
- like a hard tortoise shell
- उपयमनकाले
- at the time of union
The poet wonders how the Goddess's feet, which are the source of fame and destroyer of troubles, were compared by saints to hard tortoise shells, and how Shiva could place them on hard stone during their union. The question highlights the tension between devotional tenderness and cosmic toughness required for world-bearing.
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