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. . - Siva - with Sakti - when enjoined - empowered to create - if the lord is not thus - indeed unable - to even move - hence - you, who is worshipped - even by Hari (Vishnu), Hara (Siva), Virinchi(Brahma) and others

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When Siva is enjoined with Sakti, he is empowered to create. If thelord is not thus, he is indeed unable to even move. Hence how canone who has not performed meritorious deeds be capable ofsaluting or praising you, who is worshipped even by Hari, Hara,

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(Benedictory invocation to Siva and Sakti, beginning with the wordSiva.Cf Sivanandalahari (SVL) Verse 1 : Benedictory invocation to Sivaand Sakti, beginning with the letter , cryptically symbolising theword Siva.)

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- minute dust - your - lotus feet - present in - Virinchi (Brahma) - gathering - makes (Creation) - all the worlds - carries this (Preservation) - Shouri (Vishnu) - some how - by a thousand heads (as the serpent Adisesha, thetamasic form of Vishnu, who supports the world with his thousand

heads) - Hara (Siva) - having powdered this (Destruction) - observes - sprinkling sacred ash - injunction

Virinchi gathering the minute dust present in your lotus feet makesall the worlds. Shouri somehow carries this by a thousand heads.Hara having powdered this observes the injunction for sprinklingsacred ash.(The dust of Sakti's feet is the Universe.Cf SVL Verse 2 : Sivanandalahari washes away the dust of sin.)

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- for the spiritually ignorant: - inner darkness

- the island city of the sun (a division of theterrestrial world from where the sun is said to rise) - for the dull witted - pure intelligence - honey of the (Kalpaka flower) cluster (of the wishyeilding Kalpaka tree) - flowing stream - for the impoverished - necklace of the Cintamani (the wish yeilding gem) - in the ocean of births - those immersed

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- the tusks - the enemy of (the demon) Mura - of the boar (an incarnation of Vishnu) - it (the dust in your lotus feet)

For the inner darkness of the spiritually ignorant, it (the dust inyour lotus feet) is the island city of the sun. For the dull witted it isthe flowing stream of honey of the (Kalpaka flower) cluster of pure

intelligence. For the impoverished it is the necklace of theCintamani. For those immersed in the ocean of births, it is the tusksof the boar (Vishnu), the enemy of Mura.(Sakti is .Cf SVL Verse 3 : Siva is the resort of )

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- other than you - by the hands (by empty gesture) - bestowers of protection from fear and boon - the assemblage of gods - you alone - you do not thus - display - bestowing of boon and protection from fear - by gesture - protecting from fear - and giving reward - in excess of that desired - Oh refuge of the worlds! (Sakti) - your

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Other than you, the assemblage of gods are the bestowers ofprotection from fear and boon by the hands (by empty gesture).You alone do not thus display bestowing of boon and protectionfrom fear by gesture. Oh refuge of the worlds! indeed even yourfeet are expert in protecting from fear and giving reward in excessof that desired.(Assemblage of gods make empty promises.Cf SVL Verse 4 : Assemblage of gods bestow trivial boons).

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- Hari (Vishnu) - having worshipped you - people who bow (to you) - the creator of auspiciousness - formerly

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- having become a woman ( or assimilation withSakti, one of the four states of Mukti or Liberation) - even Puraripu (the enemy of the three cities of thedemons or the three bodies of man), (Siva)

- led to agitation - Smara (Cupid) too - having bowed to you - the eyes of Rati

- with a body like a lambative - even sages - within - capable indeed - (of generating) delusion - of great

Hari having worshipped you, the creator of auspiciousness topeople who bow to you, having become a woman formerly, ledeven Puraripu to agitation. Having bowed to you, Smara too with abody which is (like) a lambative to the eyes of Rati, is indeedcapable (of generating) delusion within great sages.(Celestials sought the grace of SaktiCf SVL Verse 5 : Devotee seeks the grace of Siva)

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- the bow is flowery - the bow string is made of bees - the five (flowers) are the arrows - Vasanta (Spring personified) - neighbouring king (the traditional ally of Cupid)

- breeze from the Malaya mountain (laden with the

fragrance of sandal wood found there, by poetic convention) - the war chariot - even thus and alone - all - Oh daughter of the snowy mountain ( Himalayaspersonified as Himavaan,)! (Sakti) - some sort (inexpresseble) of compassion - from the corner of your eye - having obtained - this world - Ananga (the bodiless one), (Cupid) - triumphs

The bow is flowery. The bow string is made of bees. The five(flowers) are the arrows. Vasanta is the neighbouring king (ally).The breeze from the Malaya mountain is the war chariot. Even thusand (all) alone, Oh daughter of the snowy mountain! having

obtained some sort compassion from the corner of your eye,Ananga triumphs over all this world.(The eyes of Sakti bestows triumph to Cupid.Cf SVL Verse 5 : The feet of Siva bestows bliss to the devotee)

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- one who has a tinkling fillet girdle - young elephant - one curved by a bosom like the frontal globes of a

young elephant - one who is lean in the waist - fully developed - one with a face like the autumnal moon - bow, arrows - noose and goad - one who bears in the palm of her hands - in front - let her dwell - of us - of the destroyer of the three cities of the demons orthe three bodies of man,(Siva)

- "I" conciousness

Let her dwell in front of us, who has a tinkling fillet girdle, who iscurved by a bosom like the frontal globes of a young elephant, whois lean in the waist, who has a face like the fully developedautumnal moon, who bears in the palm of her hands bow, arrows,

noose and goad, and who is the ``I" conciousness of Siva.p;(Worshipping the body of Sakti.Cf SVL Verse 7 : Worshipping Siva by one's body).

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- nectar - in the midst of the ocean - park of divine trees - surrounded by - in a gem like island - pocessed of a garden of Kadamba trees - in a house made of the Cintamani (wish yeildinggem) - shaped like Sivaa (the Sakti triangle of the Sricakra) - in the bed stead - Parama Siva (the supremely auspicious one) - dwelling in the couch

- worship you - a few blessed ones - the wave of intellect - bliss

A few blessed ones worship you, the wave of intellect - bliss,dwelling in the couch of Parama Siva (himself), in a bed steadshaped like the Sakti triangle, in a house made of the Cintamani,pocessed of a garden of Kadamba trees, surrounded by a park ofdivine trees, in the midst of the ocean of nectar.(The blessed ones worship Sakti.Cf SVL Verse 8 : The ignorant do not worship Siva).

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- the earth element in the Muladhara, (the 4

petalled lotus yogic cakra, or the level of conciousnesscorresponding to Bhuloka) - and the water element in the Manipura, (the 10petalled lotus yogic cakra or the level of conciousnesscorresponding to Suvarloka).

- the fire element - present in the Svadhishthana, (the 9 petalled lotusyogic cakra or the level of conciousness corresponding toBhuvarloka). - the air element in the heart, (the 12 petalled lotus yogicAnahata cakra or the level of conciousness corresponding toMaharloka). - above the space element (the 16 petalled lotus yogicVishuddhi cakra or the level of conciousness corresponding toTaparloka). - and the mind element, (the 2 petalled lotus yogic Aagnyacakra or the level of conciousness corresponding to Janarloka)

- between the brows - having passed through all - via the Kulapatha or Sushumna nadi (as the subtleKundalini Sakti) - in the thousand petalled lotus, (the level ofconciousness corresponding to Satyaloka) - with - in secret - with (your) husband (Sadasiva)

- you sport

Having passed through all via the Kulapatha : the earth element inthe Muladhara, the water element in the Manipura, the fire elementpresent in the Svadhishthana, the air element in the heart, (going)above the space element, and the mind element between thebrows, you sport in secret with your husband in the thousandpetalled lotus.(The devotee leads Sakti to her lord Sadasiva in the thousandpetalled lotus, via the six lotus cakras.Cf SVL Verse 9 : The devotee submits the lotus of the heart to thelord of Uma).

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- nectar - with a torrential stream - from within (your) pair of feet - trickling - the body (made of the five elements)

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- infusing - once again - from the luminous collection of nectar (theinternal Moon of the Sahasrara or thousand petalled lotus in the

brain) - having reached - your territory - similar to a serpent

- three and a half coils - having made yourself - you (as the subtle Kundalini Sakti) sleep - in the Kulakunda or Muladhara cakra - pocessed of a hole

You infusing the body with a torrential stream of nectar, tricklingfrom within (your) pair of feet, once again having reached yourterritory, from the Moon of the Sahasrara, (and) having madeyourself into three and a half coils similar to a serpent, you sleep inthe Kulakunda (which is) possessed of a hole.(The body of the devotee is drenched by the nectar of Sakti's feet.Cf SVL Verse 10 :The devotee is engrossed in the bliss ofremembering Siva's feet.


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- with the four Srikanta (Siva) cakras - Sivayuvati (Sakti) cakras - and with five - seperate from - from those of Sambhu (the Siva) cakras - and with nine - source materials of the universe - forty four - eight petalled (lotus) - sixteen edged (lotus) - three circles - with three lines - with

- the angles of your abode

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The angles of your abode come to a close with forty four with fourSrikantha (cakras) and five Sivayuvati (cakras), seperate from theSambhu (Siva) cakras and (hence) with the nine source materialsof the universe, along with the eight petalled (lotus), the sixteenedged (lotus), the three circles (and) with three lines.(The abode of Sakti is the thousand petalled lotus in the brain.Cf SVL Verse 11 : The devotee worships Siva with the lotus of theheart).

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Note : The twelve petalled Anahata cakra, is at the level of theheart, with Rudra as the presiding deity.

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- your - beauty - Oh daughter of the snowy mountain (Himalayas,personified as Himavaan)! (Sakti)

- to compare - the best of poets - are able - somehow or other - Virinchi (Brahma) and others - out of ardent desire to see which (your beauty) - celestial women - attain through the mind (by imagination) - though difficult to obtain by penance - Girisa (Lord of the mountains, (Siva) - the position of absorption into the deity (one of thestates of Mukti or Liberation)

Oh daughter of the snowy mountain! the best of poets (such as)Virinchi and others are able to compare your beauty somehow orother. Out of ardent desire to see which celestial women attainthrough the mind the position of absorption into Girisa though (itbe) difficult to obtain by penance.(Absorption into Siva by the mind (by imagination).Cf SVL Verse 12 : The yogin mind is absorbed in meditationof Siva)

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- a man - very old - unpleasant to the eye - apathetic in amorous sport - the corner of your eye - within range of sight - falls

- pursue - by the hundreds - with braided hair loosened - the pitcher like breasts (shapely bossom) - with cloth slipping - suddenly - waist ornaments snapping - with silk garments dropping down - young women (personifications of Fame, Wealth, Speech,Intellect, Firmness, Patience etc.)

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When a man falls within range of sight of the corner of your eye,(though) very old, unpleasant to the eye, and apathetic in amoroussport, young women pursue him by the hundreds, with braided hairloosened, with cloth slipping from the shapely bosom, with waist

ornaments snapping suddenly and with silk garments droppingdown.(The devotee is old, unpleasant, apathetic - unattractiveby worldlynorms.

Cf SVL Verse 13 : The devotee is dull witted, blind, poor -unattractive by worldly norms).

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- in the earth element (of the Muladhara cakra) - fifty six - fifty two - in the water element (of the Manipura cakra) - in the fire element (of the Svadhishthana cakra) - sixty two - fifty four - in the air element (of the Anahata cakra) - in the space element (of the Vishuddhi cakra) - twice thirty six - and in the mind element (of the Aangya cakra) - sixty four - those rays that are thus (disposed) - even above those - your - pair of lotus feet

Your pair of lotus feet are even above those rays that are thus(disposed) : fifty six in the earth element, fifty two in the waterelement, sixty two in the fire element, fifty four in the air element,twice thirty six in the space element, and sixty four in the mindelement.(Sakti is both immanent and transcendent.Cf SVL Verse 14 : Siva visualised as the relative of the devotee isimmanent).

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- not - having bowed to you - how is it - present for good people - honey - milk - grape - charged with sweetness

- wordsHow cannot words charged with the sweetness of honey, milk andgrape not be present in the words, for good people who havebowed once to you, who is pure as the autumnal moonlight, whohas a tiara on the mass of twisted hair endowed with the moon,and whose hands (gesticulate) the granting of boon (and)protection from fear, (and hold) the crystal beadsand book.(Worship of Sakti bestows the grace of Saraswati.Cf SVL, Verse 15 : Worship of Siva changes the writingsof Brahma,the husband of Saraswati).

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- the minds of the best of poets - lotus cluster - light of the morning sun - (they) worship - those few good men - you as the red dawn itself - of the beloved of Virinchi (Saraswati) - fresher (ever fresh)

- wave of the (poetic) sentiment of love

- by profound words - (they) give - to good men - (aesthetic) pleasure - they

To the lotus cluster like minds of the best of poets, you are the lightof the morning sun. Those few good men who worship you as thered dawn itself, they give (aesthetic) pleasure to good men, byprofound words (like) the fresher wave of the sentiment of love(emnating) from the beloved of Virinchi (herself).(The poetry of the devotee compares with that of the wifeofVirinchi.

Cf SVL Verse 16 : May the heads of Virinchibe protected by Siva).

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- lustre of the broken - with Vasini and others (the 18 Vagdevatas) - together with you - Oh Mother! (Sakti) - he who reflects - he is the author of poetic composition - great (poets) - with the beauty of wit

- with words - the lotus face of the goddess of speech - sweetly fragrant

Oh Mother! he who reflects on you together with Vasini and others,who are the generators of speech, and who have the lustre of thebroken moon stone gem, he is the author of poetic compositionwith the beauty of wit of the great (poets) and with words that aresweetly fragrant as the lotus face of the goddess of speech.(Sakti is surrounded by the celestials, the Vagdevatas.Cf SVL Verse 17 : Siva is surrounded by the worshippingcelestials).

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- by the lustre of body - your - the lustre of the newly risen sun - with arrangement - heaven - all the earth - immersed in redness - he who thinks

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- frightened forest deer - eyes resembling - along with Urvasi (the most beautiful of thecelestial maidens) - (are) submissive - how many - not - celestial courtesans

He who thinks all heaven and earth as immersed in redeness by thelustre of your body, with an arrangement like the lustre of thenewly risen sun, to him, how many celestial courtesans along withUrvasi, with eyes resembling frightened forest deer are not

submissive ? (Indeed all are submissive)(The celestials submit to Sakti's devotee.Cf SVL Verse 18 : The celestials worship Siva).

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- face - the central circle of the Sricakra (representing Sivaand Sakti in the causal stage of creation) - having regarded - the pair of breasts - below that - below that - the lower half of Siva (Yoni or the female organs of

generation) - he who will meditate - Oh queen of Hara (Siva)! (Sakti) - your manifestation of creative will - he immediately - reduces (them) to a state of agitation - women - as for this, it is very easy - even the maiden of the three worlds (personified as awoman) - quickly deludes - with the sun and moon for the pair of breasts

Oh queen of Hara! he who meditates on your manifestation of

creative will,having regarded the Bindu as (your) face, the bosom(as) below that, and the female organs of generation (as) belowthat, he immediately reduces women to a state of agitation. As forthis, it is very easy. He even deludes quickly, the maiden of the

three worlds with the sun and moon for the pair of breasts.(The devotee of Sakti overcomes the world with ease.Cf SVL Verse 19 : The devotee seeks Siva's grace toovercomeworldly life).

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- scattering - from the body parts - multitude of rays - the essence of nectar - in the heart - you - he fixes - moon stone - like an idol - he, who - the pride of serpents (poison)

- he destroys - like the lord of birds (Garuda) - those scorched by fever - by a look - he comforts - endowed with a (blood) vessel (nadi) streamingnectar (and not blood)

He who fixes you in the heart scattering from the body parts, theessence of nectar like the multitude of rays from an idol ofmoonstone, he destroys the pride of serpents like the lord of birds,

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(and) comforts those scorched by fever by a (mere) look, endowed(as he is) with the vessel streaming nectar.(The devotee of Sakti subdues the pride of serpentsCf SVL Verse 20 : The monkey of the heart is subdued bydevotion

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- slender as a streak of lightning (Kundalini or coiledup energy or aspect of Sakti within the indiviual, having evolved thetwenty five categories within, corresponding to the macrocosmwithout).

- sun - moon - of the nature of fire - seated - the six - and (the three granthis or knots - Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra,seperating the cakras) - above - the lotuses (yogic cakras) - your aspect (as Sadakhya, from the union of theKundalini with the Sadasiva tattva and which is the source of thetwenty five categories of the universe. - in the great lotus forest (the Sahasrara) - free from sin and illusion - by a mind - greatmen - those who perceive - pocess - the wave of supreme joy

Great men who perceive by a mind free from sin and illusion, youraspect (as the Sadakhya kala), seated in the great lotus forest (theSahasrara), above the six lotuses (yogic cakras) and (the granthisor knots), slender as a streak of lightning, of the nature of the sun,moon and fire, possess the wave of supreme joy.(The mind of the devotee, free from sin and illusion,perceives Siva -Sakti in the great lotus forest.Cf SVL, Verse 21 : Siva - Sakti reach the pure, lotuslike heart ofthe devotee).

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- Oh Bhavani! (Sakti)

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- on me your slave - you bestow - look - endowed with compassion - thus - desiring to praise - says - may I become you, thus (by treating the

word "Bhavani" as a verbal declension, one elevates the meaning tothat of the aphorisitic declaration : ). - he - at that moment itself - you - you grant to him - the state of perpetual absorption of the self intothe deity (one of the four states of Mukti or Liberation) - Mukunda (Hari) - Brahma - Indra - bright diadems - feet which receive the oblation of lights

"Oh Bhavani! bestow on me your slave, (your) look endowed withcompassion". He who desiring to praise you thus, (and) saysthus : "May I become you". At that moment itself, you, whose feetreceive the oblation of lights from the bright diadems of Mukunda,

Brahma, and Indra, grant to him the state of perpetual absorptioninto the deity.(The devotee entreats Sakti to bestow compassion.Cf SVL Verse 22: The devotee entreats Siva tobestow compassion).

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- by you - having taken over - the left half of the body - with a dissatisfied mind - half of the body - of Sambhu (Siva) - the other (half) also - I think - was taken - because - this your form

- entirely red - has three eyes - curved by the bosom - the crescent moon - crown crested

I think having taken over the left half of the body of Sambhu, witha (still) dissatisfied mind, the other (half) of the body was alsotaken over by you. Because, this form of your's is entirely red, hasthree eyes, is curved by the bosom (and) has a crown crested bythe crescent moon.

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(Sakti is dissatisfied by anything less than total identitywith Siva. Cf SVL, Verse 23 : The devotee is dissatisfied byanything less than seeing Siva).

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- begets the world - Dhata (Brahma) - Hari (Vishnu) protects - Rudra destroys - withdrawing - this (Dhata, Hari and Rudra) - even his own body - Isa - obscures (Isa withdraws into Sadasiva. ie universaldissolution) - preceeded by the word "Sada" (perpetual) - in all this - obliges - indeed - Siva (Sadasiva, who is passive and in eternal union with Sakti) - stayed by your order - exhibiting momentary movement - of the eyebrows

Dhata begets the world. Hari protects (it). Rudra destroys (it). Isawithdrawing this (Dhata, Hari and Rudra), obscures even his ownbody (by withdrawing into Sadasiva). Indeed Siva (whose name) ispreceded by (the word) Sada, obliges in all this, stayed by yourorder, exhibited by the momentary movement of (your) eyebrows.(The cycles of creation are at the behest of Sakti.Cf SVL, Verse 24 : The devotee wishes to spend the cyclesofcreation worshipping Siva).

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- of the three gods (Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra) - born of the three properties (Sattva, Rajas andTamas)

- your - Oh Sivaa ! (Sakti) - becomes homage - homage - to your feet - that made - this is appropriate - your feet - supporting - of the gem (studded) pedestal - in proximity

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- (they) stand - indeed these (gods) - eternally - hands held together in the shape of a bud - cresting (their) crowns

Oh Sivaa ! that homage made to your feet becomes homage to thethree gods born of your three properties. This is appropriate (for)

indeed these stand in proximity to the gem (studded) pedestal,supporting your feet, with hands held together in the form of a bud,cresting (their) crowns eternally.(Sakti is worshipped by Brahma and others.Cf SVL Verse 25 : Siva is worshipped by Brahma and others).

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- Virinchi (Brahma) - proceeds to death (dissolution into the five elements) - Hari (Vishnu) - meets an end - destruction - Kinaasa (Yama, the lord of death) - obtains - Dhanada (Kubera, the lord of wealth) - proceeds to death - are in deep sleep (of death) - the group of Mahendras (Indra the lord of gods)also - with eyes closed - in this the great universal destruction

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- Oh Sati! (chaste wife) (Sakti) - this your husband (Sadasiva)

Virinchi proceeds to death. Hari meets an end. Kinaasa obtainsdestruction. Dhanada proceeds to death. The group of Indras arealso in deep sleep (death) with eyes closed. Oh Sati! in this greatuniversal destruction, this (Sadasiva) your husband sports.(Brahma and others perish at the end of the creative cycleCf SVL, verse 26 : The devotee seeks the joy not vouchsafedtoBrahma and others).

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- muttered prayers - speech - manual tasks - and all - the symbolic arrangement of fingers in worship - the gait

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- the steps of circambulation of the deity - food etc. - the method of offering oblations - salutation - sleep - all that is facile - from the point of view of offering the self - synonymous with worship

- let it be to you - that which is manifested in me

Let speech be muttered prayers, and all manual tasks the symbolicarrangement of fingers in worship, let gait be the steps ofcircambulation of the deity, let food etc. be the method of offeringoblations, let sleep be salutation, let all that is facilely manifested inme be synonymous with worship to youfrom the point of view of offering the self (in worship).(The devotee offers all bodily functions to Sakti.Cf SVL, verse 27 : The devotee offers his mind toSiva).

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- even ambrosia - having eaten - the fearful - old age (and) death - that which removes - they die - all - Vidhi (Brahma)

- Satamkha (Indra) and others

- inhabitants of heaven - dreadful - because - poison - one who has swallowed a mouthful - subject to time (does not succumb to death) - not - for Sambhu (Siva) - because of it - your Oh Mother! (Sakti) - the greatness of the earring (the Sricakra)

Having eaten even ambrosia, which removes the fearful old age

(and) death, Vidhi, Satamakha and all other inhabitants of heavendie. (But if) Sambhu, who has swallowed a mouthful of the dreadfulpoison is not subject to time because of it, (it is) because of thegreatness of your earring Oh Mother!

(Siva is freed from death by SaktiCf SVL, verse 28 : The devotee is freed from the cycleof birth anddeath by worship of Siva).

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- the crown - of Virinchi (Brahma) - you avoid

- in front - the destroyer of (the demon) Kaitabha (Vishnu) - the hard crown - you (will) trip - avoid - the crown of the enemy of Jambha (Indra) - when these (gods) are paying obeissance - impetuously - who approaches (your) abode - of Bhava (Siva) - when you rise in honour - your - the words of the retinue - may it triumph

"Avoid the crown of Virinchi in front! You (will) trip on the hardcrown of Kaitabhabhida! Avoid the crown of Jambhari!" May (such)words of your retinue triumph, when you impetuously rise in

honour of Bhava, who approaches (your) abode, when these (gods)are paying obeissance.(The celestials pray to Sakti.Cf SVL, verse 29 : The celestials pray to Siva).

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- generated from (your) own body - by the light rays - Anima (capacity for atomic reduction) and others(the eight superhuman powers or Siddhis, personified as godesses) - surrounded by - Oh one worthy of adoration! (Sakti) - Oh eternal one! (Sakti) - you as the self (the aphorisitic declaration ) - always - meditates

- he who - Oh how wonderful! - to him - the wealth of absorption into the three eyed one(Siva) - as equivalent to (but a piece of) straw - the great fire of dissolution - performs - the ceremony of waving lights (as an act ofadoration to the deity)

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Oh one worthy of adoration! Oh eternal one! he who constantlymeditates on you, who is surrounded by the light rays of Anima andothers generated from your own body, as the self, to him (thedevotee) who considers the wealth of absorption into Siva as

equivalent to (but) a piece of straw, the great fire of dissolutionperforms the ceremony of waving lights. Oh how wonderful!(The devotee of Sakti considers himself superior to Siva.Cf SVL, verse 30 : The devotee of Siva considers himselfinferior to

the celestial devotees).


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- with the sixty four spiritual disciplines (which do

not follow the Vedic path and aim at Artha and Kama only)

- all - having deceived - the world - desisted - that, that (to each individually) - capable of generating a result - restricted to - Pasupati (Siva) - but - importuned by you - all the principal objects of life (Dharma, Artha, Kamaand Moksha)

- brings together as one - independently - your spiritual discipline (the SriVidya expounded in theSubhagamapancakam, following the Vedic path and aiming atMoksha) - the surface of the earth - caused to descend - this

Pasupati desisted, having deceived all the world, with the sixty fourspiritual disciplines, which are capable of generating a result,restricted to each individually. But, importuned by you, he causedthis, your spiritual discipline which independently brings together asone, all the principal objects of human life, to descend to thesurface of the earth.(Pasupati deceived all the world.Cf SVL, verse 31 : Pasupati rendered the greatest of help to theworld).

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- the word Siva standing for the syllable `ka' - the word Sakti standing for the syllable è' - the word Kama (Cupid) standing for the syllable ì' - the word Kshiti (Earth) standing for the syllable `la' - then - the word Ravi (Sun) standing for the syllable `ha'

- the word Sitakirana (Moon) standing for the syllable `sa'

- the word Smara (Cupid) standing for the syllable `ka' - the word Hamsa standing for the syllable `ha' - the word Shakra (Indra) standing for the syllable `la' - and following that - the word Paraa standing for the syllable `sa' - the word Maara (Cupid) standing for the syllable `ka' - the word Hari standing for the syllable `la' - these - with the three Hrimkaras - joined at the end - they become - your syllables - your Oh Mother! (Sakti) - parts of (your) name

Siva, Sakti, Kama, Kshiti (the words standing for the syllables `ka',è', ì', `la'), then Ravi, Sitakirana, Smara, Hamsa, Sakra (the

words standing for thesyllables `ha', `sa', `ka', `ha', `la'), andfollowing that Paraa, Maara, Hari (the words standing for thesyllables `sa', `ka', `la'). Oh Mother! with the three Hrimkarasoined to the ends of these your syllables, they become parts ofyour name (the fifteen syllabled mantra with the sixteenth secretsyllable `Srim' becomes the SriVidya mantra)(The SriVidya containing the syllable `Sri' and the mostsacredmantra for worship of Sakti.Cf SVL, verse 32 : Siva's consumption of poison or`Sri', and thetime of it's incident the most sacredfor worship of Siva).

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- the word Smara (Cupid) standing for the syllable `klim' - the word Yoni standing for the syllable `hrim' - the word Lakshmi standing for the syllable `Srim' - these three - in the beginning

- having placed in your mantra - a few - Oh Eternal one! (Sakti) - endless - great sacrifice (food offered to God) - connoiseurs - they worship you - the wish yeilding gem - the circles of the rosary tied by thread - in the fire of Sivaa (Sakti) - pouring oblations into the sacrificial fire

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- fragrant clarified butter - stream - with hundreds of oblations

Having placed these three : Smara, Yoni, Lakshmi (standing for thesyllables `klim', `hrim' and `srim') in the beginning of yourmantra, Oh Eternal one !, a few conoisseurs of endless greatsacrifice worship you with the circles of the rosary with Cintamani

gems tied by thread (and) by pouring oblations into the fire ofSivaa, with hundreds of oblations of fragrant streams of clarifiedbutter.(The devotees of Sakti perform endless sacrifice.Cf SVL, verse 33 : The devotee of Siva worships only once).

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- the body - you (Sakti as Paraa at the time of Creation) - of Sambhu (Siva as Parananda at the time of Creation) - moon, sun - the bosom - endowed with - your body - I consider - Oh Bhagavati! (Oh glorious one!) (Sakti) - one having nine parts (Kala, Kula,Naman, JnanaCitta, Nada, Bindu, Kalaa and Jiva) (Siva) - sinless - therefore - the Accessory - Principal

- of the nature of

- this - being common to both - exists - relationship - in you (two) - who are equipoised - Parananda (transcendent bliss or Siva) - Paraa (conciousness or Sakti)

Oh Bhagavati! you are the body of Sambhu, endowed with the sun -moon for the bosom. (Sakti is Accessory to Siva the Principal at thetime of dissolution). I consider the sinless one with nine parts(Siva) as your body. (Siva is Accessory to Sakti the Principal at the

time of creation). Therefore, this relationship of the nature ofAccessory - Principal exists being common to both, who areParananda and Paraa equipoised.Note : This is the view of the Purvakaulas : the relativedominance

of Sakti.(At the time of dissolution Siva is the Principal andSakti is theAccessory and vice versa at creation.Cf SVL, verse 34 : Sambhu rejoices at the time ofdissolution).

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- you are the mind (element in the Angya cakra) - you are the space (element in the Vishuddhi cakra) - you are the air (element in the Anahata cakra)

- you are the fire (element in the Svadhishtana

cakra) - you are the water (element in the Manipura cakra) - you are the earth (element in the Muladhara cakra) - when you have trasformed (thus) - there is nothing else indeed - you yourself - own self - to transform - the universe - the form of conciousness and bliss (Cit Sakti andAnanda Bhairava or the form of Brahman preceeding creation)

- Oh wife of Siva! (Sakti) - by intention - you bear

You are mind, you are space, you are air, you are fire, you arewater (and) you are earth. When you have transformed (thus),

there is nothing else indeed. You yourself to transform your ownself into the universe, bear the form of conciousness - bliss byintention, Oh wife of Siva!

Note : This is the view of the Uttarakaulas : theabsolutedominance of Sakti.(Sakti is the micro and macrocosmic universe.Cf SVL, verse 35 : Siva is all pervasive, within andwithout).

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- your - who is present in the Angya cakra (of the devotee oralternatively the four Siva cakras in the internal Sricakra inbetween the brows) - ten million suns and moons - who bears the lustre of - Sambhu called Para (Supreme bliss, Siva)

- I salute - who is touched on both sides - by Paraa Cit (Supreme conciousness, Sakti) - worshipping whom (Para Sambhu) - with devotion - that is beyond the sun, moon and fire - in the invisible - unlike the (visible) world - he indeed lives - in the luminous plane (the Sahasrara cakra)

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I salute the Para Sambhu who is present in your Angya cakra, whobears the lustre of ten million suns and moons, (and) who istouched on both sides by Paraa Cit. He, worshipping whom (ParaSambhu) with devotion, certainly lives in the luminous plane, that

is beyond the sun, moon and fire, which is invisible and unlike the(visible) world.Note : The arrangement of the verses 36 - 41 is accordingto theorder of origin of the five elements, one fromthe other : mind,

space, air, fire, water and earthand corresponds to the respectivecakras mentioned inverses 36 - 41.(The devotee worships Siva and Sakti in the Sricakrawithin thebody.Cf SVL, verse 36 :The devotee worships Siva within the body).

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- in your Vishuddhi cakra - flawless crystal - pure - the originator of the space element - I worship Siva - along with Devi (Sakti) - whose functions are equal to Siva - whose (Siva and Sakti) lustre - emerging - moon beams - arranged similar to - dispelled - inner darkness - shines

- like the Cakora bird (a mythological bird which subsists

on moon beams, and hence rejoices, as per poetic convention) - the worlds (heaven, earth and the nether worlds)

I worship Siva, in your Vishuddhi cakra, who is pure as flawlesscrystal, who is the originator of the space element, along with Devi,whose functions are equal to Siva; by whose emerging lustrearranged similar to moon beams, the worlds shine like the Cakorabird, with the inner darkness dispelled.(The devotee worshipping Siva and Sakti, rejoices withhisignorance dispelled.Cf SVL, verse 37 : The wise devotees of Siva obtain thejoy of Sivawho is with Uma).

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- fully bloomed - lotus of knowledge - which relish only the honey - I adore

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- the pair of swans, Ham (Siva) and Sa (Sakti) - which are indescribable - of great men - which move in the Manasa lake of the heart (swanspermanently reside in the Manasa lake as per poetic convention) - from whose conversation - enumerated as eighteen (Vedas, Vedangas etc) - systems of knowledge

- developed - which accept - from sin - all virtue - like milk from water (as per poetic convention swanscan seperate milk from water)

I adore the indescribable pair of swans (Siva and Sakti), whichrelish only the honey of the fully bloomed lotus of knowledge, whichmove in the Manasa lake of the hearts of great men, from whoseconversation the systems of knowledge enumerated as eighteendeveloped (and) which accept all virtuefrom sin, like (seperating)milk from water.(Siva and Sakti are in the Manasa lake of the heart.

Cf SVL, verse 38 : Siva and Sakti are in the lakeof the heart).

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- in your Svadhishthana cakra - the fire element - having stationed - uninterruptedly

- I praise

- fire of dissolution (Siva as Rudra, the lord of dissolution orSakti conceived as the fire of dissolution) - Oh Mother! (Sakti) - and that great Samayaa (Sakti) - the sight of which (the fire) - burns the worlds - great - impelled by anger (of Rudra) - tender with compassion - that look - cooling remedy - effects

Oh Mother! having stationed the fire element in your Svadhishthanacakra, I praise uninterruptedly that fire of dissolution (Siva asRudra) and that great Samayaa. The sight of which, (the fire)impelled by the great anger (of Rudra) burns the worlds, (while)

that look (of your's), tender with compassion effects a coolingremedy.(Sakti's look effects a cooling remedy.Cf SVL, verse 39 : Siva causes the sovereign remedyof knowledge -bliss to fructify).

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- as lightning - with Sakti

- foe of darkness - flashing - shining - variegated gem studded ornaments- formed - rainbow - your - dark cloud - indescribable - the Manipura cakra - sole resort - I worship - which showers - the fire of dissolution - the burnt three worlds (heaven, earth and netherworlds)

I worship that indescribable dark cloud which showers on the three

worlds burnt by the fire of dissolution, which has your Manipuracakra as the sole resort, with Sakti as lightning flashing as the foeof darkness, (and) with a rainbow formed by (your) shiningvariegated gem studded ornaments.(The rain water of Sakti as the cloud cools the burnt worlds.Cf SVL, verse 40 : The nectarean water of Siva's talecauses thecrop of devotion to fructify).

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- in your Muladhara cakra - with Samayaa (Sakti) - intent on the Lasya dance (dance of women) - one having nine parts (Siva) - I worship - the nine sentiments (of poetics) - the wonderful Tandava dance (dance of men) - dancing

- in these two - having creation as the object - who are endowed with compassion - acquired - a father and mother - this world

In your Muladhara cakra, I worship Samayaa (Sakti) intent on theLasyadance, with Navatman (Siva) dancing the wonderful Tandavadance (with it's) nine sentiments. This world has acquired a fatherand mother in these two, having creation as the object, (and) who

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are endowed with compassion.(Worship of Samayaa, the name of Sakti assigned by theSamayacarins who worship mentally and Navatman, the nameofSiva assigned by the Kaulas who worship externally.

Cf SVL, verse 41 : The mind (for internal worship) andthe senseand motor organs (for external worship) engagein the worship ofSiva).

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- which have become gems - with the twelve Adityas (suns) - densely combined - your crown - golden - Oh daughter of the snowy mountain! (Sakti) - he who narrates - lustre of the celestial orbs - enveloped by variegated colour - the fragment of the moon (crescent moon) - bow of Indra (rainbow) - is it? - will he not compose? - in the hymn

Oh daughter of the snowy mountain! he who narrates of yourgolden crown with the twelve suns which have become gems thatare densely combined, will he not compose in the hymn that thefragment of the moon is the rainbow, enveloped as it is byvariegated colour from the lustre of the celestialorbs (the suns)?

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- your Oh Sivaa! (Sakti) - of which (this hair) - fragrance - natural - to obtain - the flowers - dwell - in this (it)

- I think - the enemy of Vala (Indra) - the trees of the garden

Oh Sivaa! let your mass of hair which is dense, glossy (and) soft,which resembles the full bloomed blue lotus cluster remove ourdarkness. I think, to obtain the natural fragrance of which, theflowers of the trees of the garden of Indra dwell in it.

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- let it grant - our well being - your - wave of facial beauty - overflowing stream - like the path - the line of hair parting - which bears - vermillion powder (worn by married women as anauspicious symbol) - the very great

- mass of hair

- darkness - multitude of foes - as if captured by - newly (risen) - ray of the sun

Let (your) line of hair parting, which is like the path of anoverflowing stream from the wave of your facial beauty, whichbears the vermillion powder, (like) the ray of the newly (risen) sun,(and) which is as if captured by the very great mass of hair, like themultitude of foes (in the form of) darkness,grant our well being.

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- surrounded - your face - ridicules - the beauty of the lotus - slight smile - in which (your face) - the lustrous teeth - the beautiful lotus filaments

- which is fragrant - they rejoice - the scorcher of Cupid (Siva) - the eyes - the bees

Your face surrounded by naturally curly hair with the beauty ofyoung bees, ridicules the beauty of the lotus. In which (face), thereis a slight smile, the lustrous teeth are the beautiful lotus filaments,which is fragrant, and in which the honey bees of the eyes of Sivarejoice.

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- forehead - lustrous beauty - pure - shines - of your's - that - the second - I think, it

- enjoined to the crown

- fragment of moon (crescent moon) - on placing in reverse - the two - and - and combined mutually - with the seam plastered by nectar - transforms - the moon on a full moon night

That forehead of yours which shines with pure lustrous beauty, Ithink it to be the second fragment of moon, enjoined to (your)crown. And the two on placing in reverse, and combined mutually,with the seam plastered by nectar, transforms into the moon on a

full moon night.

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- Oh one devoted to defeating fear of theworld! (Sakti) - your - with (your) eyes - beautiful as bees - the bow with (bow) string fixed - I think - grasped by the left hand

- of the husband of Rati (Cupid) - the elbows and fist - conceals - hidden middle - Oh Uma! (Sakti)

Oh Uma! Oh one devoted to destroying fear of the world ! I thinkyour slightly curved eyebrows are (like) the bow of Cupid, with(your eyes), beautiful as bees, the fixed bow string, grasped by theleft hand, with the middle hidden by the elbow and the fist whichconceals (it).Note : For a description of the bow of Cupid, see verse 6.

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- the day - begets - your right eye - being of the nature of the sun - night - your left - creates

- being of the nature of the moon

- third - your eye - slightly blossomed - golden lotus - lustre - produces well - twilight - day and night - abiding in between

Your right eye being of the nature of the sun, begets the day, yourleft (eye) being of the nature of the moon creates the night. Yourthird eye with the lustre of a slightly blossomed golden lotus

produces well the twilight, abiding inbetween the day and night.

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- full bloomed beauty - unassailable (in beauty) - by blue water lilies - stream of compassion - reservoir - indescribably sweet - long - protecting

- your eyes - many cities - surpassing the expanse - certainly - by their respective names (the cities named Visala,Kalyani, Ayodhya, Dhara, Madhura, Bhogavati, Avanti and Vijaya)

- deserving of usage - victorious

Wide, auspicious, of full bloomed beauty, unassailable by bluewater lilies, the reservoir of a stream of compassion, indescribablysweet, long, protecting, surpassing the expanse of many cities anddeserving of usage by their respective names (Visala, Kalyani etc.),your eyes are certainly victorious.

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- of poets - composition - flower cluster - honey (of flowers) - solely relishing

- distracted glance

- young bees - pair of ears (listening to the composition) - not releasing - having seen - your - nine (poetic) sentiments (Sringara, Raudra, Vira,Bhayanaka, Hasya, Karuna, Adbhuta, Bibhatsa and Santa) - wanton in the relish - envy - by contact with - the eye on the forehead - is a little red

Having seen your distracted glance (resembling) young bees solelyrelishing the honey of the flower cluster of the composition ofpoets, wanton in the relish of the nine sentiments (Sringara etc.)not releasing (your) pair of ears, the eye on (your) forehead is a

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- melts with love (Sringara) - upon other men - exceedingly contemptuos (Bibhatsa) - with anger (Raudra) - upon Ganga - at the story of Girisa (Siva) - astonished (Adbhuta) - upon the serpents of Hara (Siva) - frightened (Bhayanaka) - lotuses - producer of beauty (redness), (Vira) - upon friends - smiling

- your - on me Oh Mother! - eye - with compassion (Karuna)

Oh Mother! your eye melts with love (looking) upon Siva, isexceedingly contemptuos (while looking) on other men, is withanger (when looking) upon Ganga, is astonished at the story ofGirisa, is frightened (when looking) upon the serpents of Hara, (it)is the producer of beauty in lotuses, smiling (when) looking upon

friends and is with compassion (when looking) upon me.

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- which have approached - the proximity of the ear - like feathers - eyelashes - which bear - the destroyer of the bodies (physical, causal andastral), (Siva)- the mind

- the sentiment of quietism

- the defeat - which have as the object - these two eyes - the lord of the mountains (Himavan) - Oh bud on the family crest! (Sakti) - drawn upto your ear - the arrow of Cupid - they pocess the grace

Oh bud on the family crest of Himavan! these eyes of yours, which

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have approached the proximity of the ear, which bear eyelasheslike feathers, which have the defeat of the sentiment of quietism ofthe mind of Siva as the object, drawn upto the ear, they pocess thegrace of the arrow of Cupid.

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- seperate - three colours (red, white and blue) - in combination - with beautifying collyrium - shines - your three eyes - this (these eyes) - Oh beloved of Isana (Siva) - to recreate - the gods - Druhina (Brahma), Hari (Vishnu) and Rudra(arising from rajas, satva and tamas respectively) - who have ceased to exist (in universal dissolution) - the property of rajas (red as per poetic convention) - the property of satvam (white as per poetic convention) - bearing - the property of tamas (blue as per poetic convention) - the properties which are - the three, as if

Oh beloved of Isana ! these your three eyes shine with the threeseperate colours (red, white and blue) in combination withbeautifying collyrium, as if bearing the three properties which are :rajas, satva and tamas, to recreate the gods Druhina, Hari andRudra, who have ceased to exist.

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- in order to purify - us - Oh one with a heart subservient to Pasupati

(Siva)! - with eyes allied to compassion - red - white - (and) dark blue colours - the river Sona (red in colour) - the river Ganga (white in colour) - the river Kalindi or Yamuna (dark in colour), whichare - it is certain - this

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- the three holy rivers - you bring near - pure confluence

Oh one with a heart subservient to Pasupati! with eyes allied tocompassion, (and) with red, white and dark blue colours, it iscertain that you bring near (us) this pure confluence of the threeholy rivers which are : the river Sona, the Ganga and the Yamuna

in order to purify us.

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- closing of the eye lids - opening of the eye lids - annihilation (and) creation - the world proceeds to - your - thus say good men - Oh daughter of the royal mountain! (Sakti) - born of the opening of your eye lids - this world - entire - from annihilation - to protect - I think - abandoned - closing the eye lids - your eye

Oh daughter of the royal mountain! good men say thus: "the worldproceeds to annihilation (and) creation on the closing and openingof your eye lids". I suspect that your eye has abandoned closing theeye lids to protect this entire world born of the opening of your eyelids, from annihilation.

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- your - Oh Aparna! (Sakti)

- in the ear - whispering eyes -afraid of slander - they hide - in the water - it is certain - with unblinking (eyes) - glittering female fish - and this, the goddess of beauty - closed petal - fastened like a door

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- blue water lily - abandons - at dawn - and at night - having opened - enters

Oh Aparna! it is certain that the glittering female fish hide in the

water with unblinking (eyes) afraid of slander by your eyeswhispering in (your) ear. And this, the goddess of beauty abandonsthe blue water lily with closed petal(s) fastened like a door at dawn,and enters having opened (it) at night (so as to reside in Sakti'seyes during the day and in the lily at night).

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- by (your) look - which is farsighted - slightly blossomed - with the beauty of the blue lotus - the far removed one - the poor one - you bathe (me) - compassion - me also - Oh Sivaa! (Sakti) - by this, this one (the devotee) - becomes blessed - and no - to you

- loss by this

- on the forest as well as the palace - falls equally - the moon

Oh Sivaa! bathe me also the far removed, poor one withcompassion by (your) look which is far sighted and is with thebeauty of a slightly blossomed blue lotus. By this (look), this one(the devotee) becomes blessed, and there is no loss by this to you.The moon falls (shines) equally on the forest as well as the palace.

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- curved - the margins of your pair of ears - Oh daughter of the royal mountain ! (Sakti) - in whom will it not create - one with the flower arrow (Cupid) - the bow - the vehement (belief)

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- oblique - wherein - the reach of the ear - having passed through - glittering - the corner of the eye - the attention - produces

- fixed arrow - the understanding

Oh daughter of the royal mountain! the curved margins of your pairof ears, in whom will it not create the vehement (belief of being)the bow of Cupid? Wherein the attention of the corner of the eye,having passed through the reach of the ear, glittering, produces theunderstanding of (being) an arrow fixed (to the bow string).

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- shining - cheeks - reflectd - pair of ear rings - four wheeled - I think - this your face - the chariot of Cupid - having mounted which - seeks to assail - the earth as a chariot

- with the sun and moon for wheels

- the great warrior Mara (Cupid) - the lord of the Pramathas (attendents of Siva), - armed with

I think this face of yours with the pair of ear rings reflected on theshining cheeks is the four wheeled chariot of Cupid. Havingmounted which, the great warrior Cupid, seeks to assail Siva armedwith the earth as a chariot with the sun and moon for wheels.

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- of Saraswati - excellent speech - the wave of nectar - capable of depriving the felicity - while drinking - Oh Sarvani! (Sakti) - by the cups of the ears - continuously

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- poetical charm - in praise - nodding the head - collection of ear rings - by loud jingling - reply - as if endeavouring - your

Oh Sarvani!, while continuously drinking by the cups of the earsyour excellent speech, capable of depriving the felicity of the waveof nectar (and) nodding the head in praise of (it's) poetical charm,the collection of ear rings of Saraswati are asif endeavouring toreply by (their) loud jingling.


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Oh banner of the race of the snowy mountain! let this bamboo likebridge of your nose, fructify for us the reward which is imminentand appropriate. It (the nose) bears pearls within, and flowing fromthe profusion of which, by the cool exhalation (through the nostril),it bears the pearl (nose ornament) on the outside also.

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- naturally - which is red - your - Oh one with beautiful teeth! (Sakti) - to the beauty of the lips - I speak - of that which is similar - let it bear fruit

- the coral creeper - not - the Bimba fruit (which is red is commonly used by poets forcomparing with a woman's lips) - that image (the red lips) - out of desire to reflect - is red - the balance - to ascend - how will it (not be) - bashful - by a little bit

Oh one with beautiful teeth! I speak of that which is similar to the

beauty of your lips, which is naturally red. Let the coral creeperbear fruit! The Bimba fruit out of desire to reflect that image (thered lips) is red. (Hence) how will it not be bashful to ascend thebalance (for being weighed against the red lips) by even a little bit?

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- desiring sour taste - they drink - of their own free will - every night - excessively - thinking it to be sour gruel

The Cakora birds drinking the mass of moonlight of (your) smile, ofthe moon of your face became dull in the beak, from excesive(sweet) taste. Desiring sour taste, therefore, they drink of theirown free will, excessively every night, the wave of nectar of the

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moon, thinking it to be sour gruel.

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- unceasingly - of the husband (Siva) - stories enumerating the virtues - by repeated prayer - the colour of the hibiscus flower (red) - your Oh Mother! (Sakti) - tongue - that (tongue) is victorious - of which - seated on the tip - crystal stone - clearly brilliant - of Saraswati - form - is transformed - ruby - appearence

Oh Mother! that tongue of your's (which) is the colour of thehibiscus flower, by unceasingly repeated prayer of storiesenumerating the virtues of (your) husband, is victorious. Seated onthe tip of which the crystal stone (like) clearly brilliant form ofSaraswati is transformed into a ruby (like) appearence.

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- in battle - having won - the Daityas (the demons) - who have removed - with helmets - with armours - who have returned - the share of Chanda (a demi god attendent of Siva) - the remnants of offerings to the Destroyer of the

three bodies (physical, causal and astral), (Siva) - who are averse to - Kartikeya (son of Siva and Sakti, and the commander of thegods in battle)

- Indra (the lord of the gods) - by Vishnu (the elder brother of Indra) - white as the moon - fragments of camphor - they are dissolved (by chewing) - Oh Mother! (Sakti) - your mouth

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- the betel leaf and areca nut (chewed after a meal) - mouthfuls

Oh Mother! the mouthfuls of betel leaf and areca nut with

fragments of camphor white as the moon, from your mouth, aredissolved (by chewing) by Visakha, Indra and Upendra, who havereturned, having won the Daityas in battle, who have removed thehelmets and armour and who are averse to the remnants of

offerings to Siva, which is the share of Chanda (alone).

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- with the lute - singing - varied - noble work - of Pasupati (Siva) - when you began - to speak - with the nodding of the head (in appreciation) - words of approbation - by their - sweetness (of the words) - detracted - the low sweet tones of the strings (of the lute) - own lute - Saraswati (the goddess of speech, learning, music etc) - covers - by the wrapper - out of sight

When Saraswati was singing with the lute of the varied noble work(s) of Pasupati, (and) when you began to speak words ofapprobation with the nodding of (your) head, (thinking) the lowsweet tones of the strings of her own lute as detracted by theirsweetness, she covers (it) out of sight with the wrapper.

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- by the tips of the hand - touched - by the snowy mountain (Himavan, the father) - with paternal affection - by Girisa (Siva) - raised - repeatedly - intent on kissing - worthy of being held by the hand - of Sambhu (Siva) - the handle for the mirror of the face

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- Oh daughter of the mountain! (Sakti) - in what manner will we speak - of your - chin - beyond compare

Oh daughter of the mountain! in what manner will we speak of yourchin touched by the tips of the hand by Himavan with paternal

affection, which was repeatedly raised by Girisa intent on kissing,which is worthy of being held by the hand of Sambhu, which is thehandle for the mirror of the face nd whichis beyond compare?

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- from the embrace of the arms - always - of the subduer of the (three) bodies (Siva) - with horripilation - your throat - bears - the lotus of the face - the beauty of the stalk - this - innately - white - black sandal - copious - mud soiled - root of the lotus - loveliness

- bears

- below which - the necklace of pearls

This your throat which is with horripilation always from the embraceof the arms of Siva, bears the beauty of the stalk of the lotus of theface. Below which the necklace of pearls, innately white (and)soiled by the copious mud of the black sandal bears the lovelinessof the root of the lotus.

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,

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- in the neck - three lines - musical modes - musical modulations - songs - Oh sole expert! - tied well at the wedding - the number of the many stranded thread

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- a reminder - they shine - many varieties - sweet musical modes - the forms of - produced from - the three - scales of music

- fixity - restricting - boundary - like - your

Oh sole expert of musical modes, musical modulations and songs!The three lines in your neck which are like a reminder of thenumber of the many stranded thread tied well at the wedding,which are like the boundary restricting the fixity of the three scalesof music, from which the forms of many varieties of sweet musicalmodes are produced, shine.

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- lotus stalk - soft as - your creeper like hands - four (hands) - with the four (mouths) - beauty - the lotus born (Brahma)

- praises

- with (his) mouths (in the four remaining heads out of theoriginal five) - of the nails - being afraid - from the destruction of the first (head) - of the enemy of (the demon) Andhaka, (Siva) - the four (heads) - (remaining) heads - simultaneous - the hand offering refuge from fear - with the mind to placing

Brahma praises the beauty of your four creeper like hands, soft as

the lotus stalk with (his) four (remaining) mouths, being afraid ofthe nails of Siva from the destruction of the first (head, by them),with the mind to the simultaneous placing of the four (remaining)heads in the hand offering refuge from fear.


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