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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
ददाने दीनेभ्यः श्रियमनिशमाशानुसदृशी- ममन्दं सौन्दर्यप्रकरमकरन्दम् विकिरति । तवास्मिन् मन्दारस्तबकसुभगे यातु चरणे निमज्जन्मज्जीवः करणचरणः षट्चरणताम् ॥९०॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- आशानुसदृशीम्
- equal to hopes
- सौन्दर्यप्रकरमकरन्दम्
- beauty's nectar essence
- मन्दारस्तबकसुभगे
- beautiful with mandara flower clusters
- षट्चरणताम्
- six-footedness like a bee
The Goddess continuously gives wealth matching the poor's hopes while scattering beauty's nectar. The devotee prays to become like a bee with six feet (senses plus mind) buzzing around her mandara-adorned foot. This transforms spiritual practice into pollination, where the seeker both receives and spreads divine sweetness.
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