Saturday, November 3, 2012

Soundarya Lahari - Part 278


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This idea is developed elaborately in shloka #87 where the Acharya shows in how many ways the divine feet pales the lotus into insignificance. Lotus withers away in snow. But ambaal, whose house of birth as well as the house of marriage both are in Himalayas, the feet are always excelling in snow. Lotus droops during night; but the divine feet beam with freshness. 

The lotus has the Goddess Lakshmi within it (and would not give it!), whereas the divine feet of ambaal dispense wealth and prosperity (that is, Lakshmi) to all who touch them. Thus the divine feet are always one up, -- so ends the shloka (#87) ‘himAnI hantavyaM ....’

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