Essay name: Soundarya Lahari of Shri Shankara (Study)
Author:
Seetha N.
Affiliation: University of Kerala / Department of Sanskrit
The essay studies in English the Soundarya Lahari of Shri Shankara, focusing on its philosophical and devotional aspects. The Saundaryalahari represents an epitome of Shaktism (worship of the divine Goddess) by expounding the ultimate goal of liberation (moksha) through the non-dual knowledge of Nirguna Brahman, as taught by the Advaita philosophy.
Chapter 8 - Comparative study with other works
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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"Triko峁嘺m ca dh膩ram tribhuvan anute (staramanaghe
bhavet svadhisthanam bhagavati dasaram manipuram
dasaram te samvit kamalamatha manvasrakamume
visuddha峁� sy膩d膩j帽膩 siva iti tato bainda_agram "30
"Caturbhi岣� 艣r墨kanthaih sivayuvati bhi岣� pa帽cabhirapi
prabhinnabhi岣� sambhornavabhirapi mulaprak峁泃ibhi岣�
trayascat v膩rimsat vasudalakalasrat rivalayatri-
rekhabhi岣� s盲rdham tava cara峁嘺konah nipatitah 31
The concept of the production of the 360 rays
divided into the three planes of Soma, Surya and Anala confined
within the six plexuses is also explained as follows:
"Satam ca stau vahne岣� satamapi kala岣� sodasa rave岣�
satam sat ca trimsat sitamayamayukh膩h caranaj膩h
ya ete 峁峁ａ弓i艣ca tri satamabhavan tvat sara峁嘺j膩岣�
mah膩k膩lastasmat na hi tava sive kalakalan膩"
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"K峁tau 峁峁璸a帽c膩s advisam adhikapa帽c膩sadudake
hutase dv膩峁峁ａ弓i scaturadhi kapa帽c膩sadanile
divi dvi satt rimsan aman ai ca catu岣� sastiriti ye
mayukh膩ste峁Ｄ乵apy upari tava padambujayug am"
30. S.D. 10.
31. S.L. 11.
32. S.D. 9.
33. S.L. 14.
