Soundarya Lahari--Verse 45

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araalai swaabhaavyadalikalabha sasreebhiralakaih

pareetatam tey vaktram parihasati pankeyruha rucim

darasmeyrey yasmin dasana ruchi kimjalka rucirey

sugandhoumaadyanti smaradahana cakshmurmadhu ihah

 

 

Curly By Nature Young Bee Swarms (like, are your) Fore Locks (which)

 

Surround Your Face (and) Mock at ( the real bees who only to the) Lotus

(are) Addicted

 

(and oh! Mother, when a) Smile Appears ( on your face, your ) Teeth (shine,

with the brilliance of) Filament of a Lotus (with its splendour and) Brightness

 

(this face which in its) Fragrance(and, beauty) Supreme (is the one that

fills) Smara's Destroyer's Eyes (which are) Honey Like (in colour)

 

Devi is power and She is the supreme being. Her manifestation as Sivapriya

has one main purpose which is to provide a Father and Mother to this

Jagat(universe).Siva is drawn and becomes so devoted that his eyes are always

filled with her beauty. This way of describing relationship between husband and

wife is found in Verse 5 too. Smara(Manmadha) fills the eyes of his wife Rati.

Later in these verses Parvati's extreme devotion to her husband is also

described Soundarya Lahari describes not only Devi's Beauty but also the mutual

devotion of this Pair. They are the Foremost and Eternal Couple.

 

Her hair is naturally curly and these curly black locks surrounding the face.

makes one think of young Black Bees swarming around a Lotus. But this

comparison is not adequate to describe the beauty of her face. In fact this

standard comparison of Sanskrit poetry is ridiculous when one speaks of her

beauty. It seems even the curly locks of her hair know this and they mock at and

pity the poor bees which are happily swarming around a lotus in their ignorance.

The fully blown lotus has a central filament. Similarly, when the Devi smiles

one thinks of her teeth in terms of the brilliant lustre and radiance of the

central filament of a fully blown lotus.

Perfumes are made from the essence of flowers. The Divine flower which is

Devi's face produces naturally, the Supreme Perfume which spreads its

fragrance. Her beauty and fragrance finally divert Siva from his meditation and

rigorous penance. Siva sees her and since then his honey coloured eyes are

filled with her .This is for welfare of the world. Smara who tries to help in

this process by aiming his arrows of love at Siva is destroyed by the fury of

Siva when disturbed. He regains his body only for his wife Rati.This and

previous verse are examples of poetic excellence. The flowers in hair which

acquire its natural fragrance, the face which is far superior to the Lotus in

its beautiful perfection, the filament compared to teeth and finally the essence

which is the perfume, thus maintaining continuity of comparison.

 

Yantra is a square with all 4 edges ending in tridents at both ends.

Bijaksharams Sum, Sum,Sum ( pronounced same as English " sum " ) are placed

vertically at the centre centre..

 

Expected result of Upasana is the power to predict future.

 

 

 

 

 

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