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Tripura Sundaryashtakam
त्रिपुरसुन्दर्याष्टकम्
Tripurasundaryāṣṭakam
Chant
कदम्बवनशालया कुचभरोल्लसन्मालया कुचोपमितशैलया गुरुकृपालसद्वेलया । मदारुणकपोलया मधुरगीतवाचालया कयापि घननीलया कवचिता वयं लीलया ॥३॥
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Word breakdown
- कदम्बवनशालया कुचभरोल्लसन्मालया
- With the mansion of the kadamba grove, with garland blooming from the fullness of her breasts.
- कुचोपमितशैलया गुरुकृपालसद्वेलया ।
- With breasts like mountains, with the steady tide of the Guru's grace.
- मदारुणकपोलया मधुरगीतवाचालया
- With wine-red cheeks, eloquent in sweet song.
- कयापि घननीलया कवचिता वयं लीलया ॥३॥
- By some dark-blue one we are playfully armoured.
The devotee is playfully armoured by her dark splendour and the tide of guru-grace. Protection is not outer defence but the Mother's own being wrapping the seeker in consciousness.
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