shrI lalitA aShTottara shatanAmAvaliH-30-in praise of devi's feet!

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When the devotee rests his/her head on the lotus feet of Sree mata ,

how ecstatic it is... this is the best - Sharanagati!

 

here are verses from adi shankara's Saundarya Lahari in praise of

Devi's lotus feet! ( i have this book from shri rama krishna math but

i do not have the cover page as it is an old book... )

 

IN PRAISE OF THE DEVI'S FEET :

 

 

Himani-hantavyam hima-giri-nivas'aika-caturau

Nisayam nidranam nisi carama-bhage ca visadau;

Varam laksmi-patram sriyam ati srjantau samayinam

Sarojam tvad-padau janani jayatas citram iha kim.

 

O, Mother of the Universe! The lotus of Thy feet, which flourishes

always on the snow Mountain ( Himalayas ), blooming night and day and

bestowing undecaying wealth ( Lakshmi ) on the inner circle of

devotees, is undoubtedly far superior to the common lotus flower

which perishes in snow, closes at night and forms the favourite

resort of Laksmi

 

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Padam te kirtinam prapadam apadam Devi vipadani

Katham nitam sadbhih kuthina-kamathi-karpara-tulam;

Katham va bahubhyam upayamana-kale purabhida

Yad adaya nyastam drsadi daya-manena manasa.

 

 

The upper part of Thy feet are the seat of all excellences worthy of

praise and they are the panacea for all dangers. How then do great

poets equate them with the hard shell of a tortoise? And how did Thy

Consort, the Destroyer of the Cities, in spite of all His tenderness

towards Thee, have the heart to place them on a hard granite grinding

stone at Thy marriage rite?

 

(hindus have a wedding rite where they place the bride's feet on a

stone and the groom touches the feet- believe me, this is the only

time the husband touches the wife's feet! it is called 'ammi

midikal" )

 

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Dadane dinebhyah sriyam anisam asanusadrsim

Amandam saundarya-prakara-makarandam vikirati;

Tav'asmin mandara-stabaka-subhage yatu carane

Nimajjan majjivah karana-caranah sat-caranatam.

 

 

Thy feet form a veritable bunch of Mandara flowers dripping the honey

of beauty and are a liberal supplier of bliss to Thy poor devotees.

May my spirit with its six organs of knowledge ( including the mind )

become a six - footed honey-sucking bee at those feet for ever more.

 

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ambaal devotees, i am not too thrilled with the translation of these

verses in english- if any of you have a better version, please feel

free to add !

 

on another note, why is ambaal's feet described in such glowing terms

by our shankara bhagvatapada? it is every child's desire to either

rest their head on their mother's lap or lay down sleeping clutching

mother's jfeet! does give a great sense of comfort, no?

 

om sree matra namaha!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-- In , "Satish Arigela" <satisharigela>

wrote:

> 29. paarijAtaguNaadhikyapadaabjaayai namo namaH

> >

> > Salutations to Her, whose lotus feet's qualities are

> > superior even to the(good qualities of)pArijAta flowers.

>

> 30. supadmaraagasa.nkaashacaraNaayai namo namaH

>

>

> Salutations to Her, whose feet possess the hue of a

>

> good padmarAga i.e ruby. Or salutations to Her whose

feet

>

> have the hue of red lotus.(Are both plausible?)

>

> LS has the following to say regarding Her feet.

>

> LS-45. padadvayaprabhAjAlaparAkR^itasaroruhA

>

> "The soles of Her feet by their beauty shame the lotus"

>

> rgds