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Sanskrit:
चम्पकाशोकपुन्नागसौगन्धिकलसत्कचा ।
कुरुविन्दमणिश्रेणीकनत्कोटीरमण्डिता ॥ ४ ॥
English:
champakāśōkapunnāgasaugandhikalasatkacā |
kuruvindamaṇiśrēṇīkanatkōṭīramaṇḍitā ॥ 4 ॥
Tamil:
சம்பகாஶோகபுந்நாக³ஸௌக³ந்தி⁴கலஸத்கசா ।
குருவிந்த³மணிஶ்ரேணீகநத்கோடீரமண்டி³தா ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Ambal’s shining locks of hair impart their fragrance to flowers like Champa, Ashoka and Punnaga adorning them. Her crown is shining with rows of Kuruvinda gems.
Meditation:
“I contemplate Śrī Lalitā, whose fragrant hair sways like scented breezes of sacred flowers, whose brilliant crown sparkles with rubies like cosmic stars. May her beauty inspire grace within me, and her crown remind me to reign over my life with wisdom and light.”
Sanskrit: चम्पकाशोक-पुन्नाग-सौगन्धिक-लसत्कचा
Tamil: சம்பகாஶோக-புன்னாக³-ஸௌக³ந்தி⁴க-லஸத்கசா
Meaning: She whose hair is adorned with Champaka, Ashoka, Punnaga, and fragrant flowers.
Reflection: Her beauty is enhanced by divine fragrance — symbol of prosperity and joy.
Contemporary Reflection: Her floral-scented hair represents the subtle, pervasive divine fragrance that permeates life itself. Beauty in nature — the scent of flowers, the gentle sway of leaves — are expressions of the Divine Mother’s presence.
Meditation: “I visualize Her hair, fragrant with celestial blossoms — a sight of divine elegance.”
Sanskrit: कुरुविन्द-मणि-श्रेणी-कनत्कोटीर-मण्डिता
Tamil: குருவிந்த³-மணி-ஶ்ரேணீ-கனத்-கோடீர-மண்டி³தா
Meaning: She who is adorned with a crown set with rows of ruby gems.
Reflection: Her resplendent crown signifies sovereignty, beauty, and divine authority.
Contemporary Reflection: Her gem-studded crown reminds us that true leadership is both radiant and rooted in inner wisdom. We are all sovereign beings when we recognize the divine spark within — we carry the crown of consciousness atop our being.
Meditation: "I honor the Queen whose radiant ruby crown sparkles like the rising sun”.
Audio courtesy of The Sanskrit Channel
Video courtesy of Sri Sankara TV YouTube channel