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Tripura Sundaryashtakam
त्रिपुरसुन्दर्याष्टकम्
Tripurasundaryāṣṭakam
Chant
चतुर्भुजे चन्द्रकलावतंसे कुचोन्नते कुङ्कुमरागशोणे । पुण्ड्रेक्षुपाशाङ्कुशपुष्पबाणहस्ते नमस्ते जगदेकमातः ॥१॥
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Word breakdown
- चतुर्भुजे चन्द्रकलावतंसे कुचोन्नते कुङ्कुमरागशोणे ।
- O four-armed one, with crescent crest, with uplifted breasts, red with saffron hue.
- पुण्ड्रेक्षुपाशाङ्कुशपुष्पबाणहस्ते नमस्ते जगदेकमातः ॥१॥
- With sugarcane bow, noose, goad, and flower-arrows in hand, salutations to you, sole Mother of the world.
The opening salutation beholds the Mother in Sri Vidya form with the weapons of inner discipline. She who is the one Mother of the world is the consciousness in which the many appear.
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