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Tripura Sundaryashtakam
त्रिपुरसुन्दर्याष्टकम्
Tripurasundaryāṣṭakam
Chant
पुरन्दरपुरन्ध्रिकाचिकुरबन्धसैरन्ध्रिकां पितामहपतिव्रतापटुपटीरचर्चारताम् । मुकुन्दरमणीमणीलसदलङ्क्रियाकारिणीं भजामि भुवनाम्बिकां सुरवधूटिकाचेटिकाम् ॥८॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- पुरन्दरपुरन्ध्रिकाचिकुरबन्धसैरन्ध्रिकां
- Skilled as a maid in binding the locks of Indra's consort.
- पितामहपतिव्रतापटुपटीरचर्चारताम् ।
- Expert in anointing with sandal paste the wife of Brahma who is devoted to her husband.
- मुकुन्दरमणीमणीलसदलङ्क्रियाकारिणीं
- Maker of adornment shining like the sapphire gem of Mukunda's beloved.
- भजामि भुवनाम्बिकां सुरवधूटिकाचेटिकाम् ॥८॥
- I worship Bhuvanambika, attendant-maid to the celestial women.
The hymn closes by worshipping Bhuvanambika, sovereign of the worlds who adorns even the gods' consorts. She who serves as maid to all is the supreme mistress of the universe, one's own inner ruler.
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