Soundarya Lahari--Verse 96

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PurArAter antah-puram asi tatas tvac-caranayoh

saparyA-maryAdA tarala-karanAnAm asulabhA;

TathA hy ete nItAh satamakha-mukhAh siddhim atulAm

tava dvAropAnta-sthitibhir animAdyAbhir amarAh

 

Thou art the harem of the foe of the [three] Pura-s. therefore the

privilege of adoring Thy feet is unattainable by the fickle-minded.

Hence it is that these gods, with satamakha as their leader, have

been reduced to a status equal to that of the psychic powers, AnimA

and others, standing near Thy doorway

Unattainable by the fickle-minded- Not even the gods dare disturb the

privacy of the Devi's home and face the vanquisher of Pura-s there.

How then can poor mortals even think of making an attempt to have a

Darsana of the Lord and his Lady in their bedchamber?

 

Satamakha- the performer of a hundred sacrifices, ie Indra. The

successful completion of a hundred sacrifices is believed to be

rewarded with Indra's crown, according to tradition. Indra and other

gods, by merely standing at the doorway of the harem, are credited

with attaining psychic powers

 

 

Yantra image in : SS homepage.

 

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The Saundarya-Lahari of Sri Samkara-Bhagavatpad a.

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