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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
कलङ्कः कस्तूरी रजनिकरबिम्बं जलमयं कलाभिः कर्पूरैर्मरकतकरण्डं निबिडितम् । अतस्त्वद्भोगेन प्रतिदिनमिदं रिक्तकुहरं विधिर्भूयो भूयो निबिडयति नूनं तव कृते ॥९५॥
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Word breakdown
- कलङ्कः कस्तूरी
- the spot is musk
- रजनिकरबिम्बम्
- the moon disc
- मरकतकरण्डम्
- emerald casket
- रिक्तकुहरम्
- empty hollow
The moon's dark spot is musk, its disc is made of water, filled with camphor crescents in an emerald container. Daily, through the Goddess's enjoyment, Brahma repeatedly fills this empty hollow. This cosmological poetry makes lunar phases dependent on divine pleasure, transforming astronomy into aesthetics where celestial beauty serves the Goddess's delight.
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