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Tripura Sundaryashtakam
त्रिपुरसुन्दर्याष्टकम्
Tripurasundaryāṣṭakam
Chant
कदम्बवनमध्यगां कनकमण्डलोपस्थितां षडम्बुरुहवासिनीं सततसिद्धसौदामिनीम् । विडम्बितजपारुचिं विकचचन्द्रचूडामणिं त्रिलोचनकुटुम्बिनीं त्रिपुरसुन्दरीमाश्रये ॥४॥
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Word breakdown
- कदम्बवनमध्यगां कनकमण्डलोपस्थितां
- Seated in a golden orb in the midst of the kadamba grove.
- षडम्बुरुहवासिनीं सततसिद्धसौदामिनीम् ।
- Dweller among six lotuses, ever flashing like accomplished lightning.
- विडम्बितजपारुचिं विकचचन्द्रचूडामणिं
- Outshining the hibiscus in beauty, with an open crescent crest-jewel.
- त्रिलोचनकुटुम्बिनीं त्रिपुरसुन्दरीमाश्रये ॥४॥
- Consort of the three-eyed one, I take refuge in Tripurasundari.
She is seated in the golden orb of the six chakras, flashing like lightning. The Sri Chakra image points to the radiant center where Shakti and Shiva are realized as one.
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