Soundarya Lahari--Verse 71

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NakhAnAm uddyotair nava-nalina-rAgam vihasatAm

karAnAm te kAntim kathaya kathayAmah katham Ume;

kayAcid vA sAmyam bhajatu kalayA hanta kamalam

yadi krIdal-laksmi-carana-tala-lAksA-rasa-canam

 

O UmA! how shall we characterize the splendour of Thy hands which,

with the lustre of their finger-nails, throw into the background the

bright hue of the newly bloomed lotus? Pray tell us. In case the

lotus [has] its petals turned red [from contact] with the lac-dye on

the soles of Laksmi's feet playing upon it, then, by all means let it

[the lotus] somewhat resemble [Thy hands], as it cannot be helped.

 

The underlying idea is that there is nothing comparable to the

splendour of the Devi's hands, and if at all an approach is made to

it by any thing, it is by the lotus flower. Even that is due to its

having derived its hue from the lacdye on LaksmI's feet playing upon

it.

 

 

 

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The Saundarya-Lahari of Sri Samkara-Bhagavatpada.

By Pandit S. Subrahmanya Sastri and T.R Srinivasa Ayyangar.