Soundarya Lahari--Verse 89

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Nakhair nAka-strInAm kara-kamala-samkoca-sasibhis

tarUnAm divyAnAm hasata iva te candi caranau;

PhalAni svah-sthebhyah kisalaya-karAgrena dadatAm

daridrebhyo bhadrAm sriyam anisam ahnAya dadatau.

 

O Candi! Thy two feet, which lavish plenty of wealth at all times and

at once on the poor, laugh as it were with their toe nails, which

resemble [so many] moons causing the closing of the lotus-like hands

of celestial women, at the Kalpaka trees which give their fruit

exclusiely to the denizens of the celestial world, with their finger-

like sprouts.

 

The Devi's feet, which have the quality of bestowing plenty on the

needy at all times and at once, are made by the poet to laugh at

Kalpaka trees, which notwithstanding their much talked of pretensions

as regards granting boons to all, after all grant the desires of

people above want [the Svastha-s]. There is a play on the

word 'Svastha-s', which means [1] who are above want, and [2] who are

celestial. Again, the crescent-like tow-nails, which are so many

moons, extort the homage of celestial women, as their hands, which

resemble the lotus flower, are forced to be closed in veneration on

their approaching the Devi's feet, which contain many moons.

 

 

 

 

Yantra image in : SS homepage.

 

http://www.shaktisadhana.org/Newhomepage/sadhana/Commentaries.html

 

The Saundarya-Lahari of Sri Samkara-Bhagavatpad a.

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

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This is so beautiful and yet another reminder of the inherent beauty

of so much of the Shakti literature.

 

Who are the " celestial women " here?

 

namaste,

 

pr

 

 

, " NMadasamy " <nora wrote:

>

> Nakhair nAka-strInAm kara-kamala-samkoca-sasibhis

> tarUnAm divyAnAm hasata iva te candi caranau;

> PhalAni svah-sthebhyah kisalaya-karAgrena dadatAm

> daridrebhyo bhadrAm sriyam anisam ahnAya dadatau.

>

> O Candi! Thy two feet, which lavish plenty of wealth at all times and

> at once on the poor, laugh as it were with their toe nails, which

> resemble [so many] moons causing the closing of the lotus-like hands

> of celestial women, at the Kalpaka trees which give their fruit

> exclusiely to the denizens of the celestial world, with their finger-

> like sprouts.

>

> The Devi's feet, which have the quality of bestowing plenty on the

> needy at all times and at once, are made by the poet to laugh at

> Kalpaka trees, which notwithstanding their much talked of pretensions

> as regards granting boons to all, after all grant the desires of

> people above want [the Svastha-s]. There is a play on the

> word 'Svastha-s', which means [1] who are above want, and [2] who are

> celestial. Again, the crescent-like tow-nails, which are so many

> moons, extort the homage of celestial women, as their hands, which

> resemble the lotus flower, are forced to be closed in veneration on

> their approaching the Devi's feet, which contain many moons.

>

>

>

>

> Yantra image in : SS homepage.

>

> http://www.shaktisadhana.org/Newhomepage/sadhana/Commentaries.html

>

> The Saundarya-Lahari of Sri Samkara-Bhagavatpad a.

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

>