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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
अराला केशेषु प्रकृतिसरला मन्दहसिते शिरीषाभा चित्ते दृषदुपलशोभा कुचतटे । भृशं तन्वी मध्ये पृथुरुरसिजारोहविषये जगत्त्रातुं शम्भोर्जयति करुणा काचिदरुणा ॥९३॥
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Word breakdown
- अराला केशेषु
- curly in hair
- शिरीषाभा चित्ते
- śirīṣa flower-like in mind
- दृषदुपलशोभा
- crystal stone beauty
- करुणा काचिदरुणा
- a certain reddish compassion
The Goddess displays varied qualities - curly hair, naturally simple gentle smile, śirīṣa-soft heart, crystal-hard breast beauty, very slender waist, and full chest. This divine compassion with reddish hue conquers for Śambhu's sake to save the world. The catalog celebrates how divine mercy adapts different qualities for cosmic welfare.
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