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Tripura Sundaryashtakam
त्रिपुरसुन्दर्याष्टकम्
Tripurasundaryāṣṭakam
Chant
सकुङ्कुमविलेपनामलकचुम्बिकस्तूरिकां समन्दहसितेक्षणां सशरचापपाशाङ्कुशाम् । अशेषजनमोहिनीमरुणमाल्यभूषाम्बरां जपाकुसुमभासुरां जपविधौ स्मराम्यम्बिकाम् ॥७॥
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Word breakdown
- सकुङ्कुमविलेपनामलकचुम्बिकस्तूरिकां
- Anointed with saffron paste, with musk on the forehead kissed by her garland.
- समन्दहसितेक्षणां सशरचापपाशाङ्कुशाम् ।
- With gently smiling eyes, bearing bow, arrows, noose, and goad.
- अशेषजनमोहिनीमरुणमाल्यभूषाम्बरां
- Enchantress of all people, adorned with red garlands and garments.
- जपाकुसुमभासुरां जपविधौ स्मराम्यम्बिकाम् ॥७॥
- Radiant as the hibiscus flower, in japa I remember Ambika.
In japa one recalls Ambika adorned with saffron, red garlands, and the weapons of Sri Vidya. Repetition fixes the mind on the form that leads beyond form to the consciousness she embodies.
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