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बाणसृणिपाशकार्मुकपाणिममुं कमपि कामपीठगतम् ।
एणधरकोणचूडं शोणिमपरिपाकभेदमाकलये ॥ ६८॥

The goddess is imagined seated at the “Kama-pitha,” holding bow, arrows, noose, and goad—symbols of her mastery over attraction and repulsion. Her hai...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) आर्यशतकम् - Arya Shatakam (101) kama pitha (1) bow (31) arrows (32) noose (2) goad (2) ena dhara (1) crescent moon (13) goddess (297) love (1567) desire (898) mastery (34) kanchipuram (56) red hue (7) beauty (1797) divine sovereignty (1)

किं वा फलति ममान्यौर्बिम्बाधरचुम्बिमन्दहासमुखी ।
सम्बाधकरी तमसामम्बा जागर्ति मनसि कामाक्षी ॥ ६९॥

The poet questions what other gain could match the joy of beholding the goddess, whose bimba-red lips and gentle smile dispel the dense darkness of ig...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) आर्यशतकम् - Arya Shatakam (101) kamakshi (261) bimba lips (3) gentle smile (9) dispelling darkness (2) ignorance (301) awakening (58) illumination (34) goddess (297) beauty (1797) wisdom (1611) mind (176) devotion (933) kanchipuram (56) spiritual light (5) joy (342)

मञ्चे सदाशिवमये परिशिवमयललितपौष्पपर्यङ्के ।
अधिचक्रमध्यमास्ते कामाक्षी नाम किमपि मम भाग्यम् ॥ ७०॥

The poet beholds the goddess Kamakshi seated upon a floral couch placed on the sacred altar, entirely suffused with the presence of Sadashiva. This di...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) आर्यशतकम् - Arya Shatakam (101) kamakshi (261) sadashiva (1) floral couch (1) altar (6) chakra (2) divine union (18) bliss (77) supreme consciousness (7) sacred vision (3) spiritual fortune (2) devotion (933) kanchipuram (56) mystical center (1) divine grace (43) ultimate reality (4)

रक्ष्योऽस्मि कामपीठीलासिकया घनकृपाम्बुराशिकया ।
श्रुतियुवतिकुन्तलीमणिमालिकया तुहिनशैलबालिकया ॥ ७१॥

The devotee proclaims himself under the protection of the goddess who resides at the Kama Pitha, an ocean of dense compassion. She is adorned with the...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) आर्यशतकम् - Arya Shatakam (101) kamapitha (2) compassion (359) ocean of mercy (1) shruti (2) vedas (53) jeweled garland (1) goddess (297) himalayan maiden (1) protection (293) divine love (53) kanchipuram (56) scriptural wisdom (1) beauty (1797) grace (359) devotion (933)

लीये पुरहरजाये माये तव तरुणपल्लवच्छाये ।
चरणे चन्द्राभरणे काञ्चीशरणे नतार्तिसंहरणे ॥ ७२॥

The poet surrenders at the feet of the goddess, the beloved of Purahara (Shiva), calling her “Maya,” the cosmic enchantress. Her youthful form is like...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) आर्यशतकम् - Arya Shatakam (101) purahara (1) maya (36) goddess (297) youthful beauty (5) tender leaves (2) moon ornaments (1) refuge (45) kanchipuram (56) remover of sorrow (2) devotion (933) divine beloved (1) comfort (27) cosmic enchantress (1) grace (359) surrender (223)

मूर्तिमति मुक्तिबीजे मूर्ध्नि स्तबकितचकोरसाम्राज्ये ।
मोदितकम्पाकूले मुहुर्मुहुर्मनसि मुमुदिषाऽस्माकम् ॥ ७३॥

She is the very embodiment of liberation’s seed (“Mukti-bija”), crowned with a floral diadem representing sovereignty over beauty and auspiciousness. ...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) आर्यशतकम् - Arya Shatakam (101) mukti bija (1) liberation (230) goddess (297) floral diadem (1) beauty (1797) auspiciousness (73) kampakula (1) bliss (77) joy (342) spiritual longing (12) kanchipuram (56) sovereignty (9) devotion (933) freedom (56) divine inspiration (4)

वेदमयीं नादमयीं बिन्दुमयीं परपदोद्यदिन्दुमयीम् ।
मन्त्रमयीं तन्त्रमयीं प्रकृतिमयीं नौमि विश्वविकृतिमयीम् ॥ ७४॥

The poet salutes the goddess as the embodiment of the Vedas, sound, and the mystical bindu. She is the moon rising from the supreme state (“Para-pada”...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) आर्यशतकम् - Arya Shatakam (101) vedamayi (1) nadamayi (1) bindumayi (1) para pada (1) moon (394) mantramayi (1) tantramayi (1) prakritimayi (1) universe (43) transformation (252) goddess (297) cosmic sound (1) creation (117) spiritual practice (19) divine essence (4)

पुरमथनपुण्यकोटी पुञ्जितकविलोकसूक्तिरसधाटी ।
मनसि मम कामकोटी विहरतु करुणाविपाकपरिपाटी ॥ ७५॥

May the fruit of infinite merits accrued by the destroyer of the cities (Shiva) manifest in my mind as Kamakoti — the goddess in her supreme form — mo...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) आर्यशतकम् - Arya Shatakam (101) kamakoti (3) compassion (359) poetic nectar (1) puramathana (1) shiva (328) merits (1) grace (359) goddess (297) kanchipuram (56) sweetness (104) devotion (933) mercy (44) divine form (37) spiritual longing (12) prayer (89)

कुटिलं चटुलं पृथुलं मृदुलं कचनयनजघनचरणेषु ।
अवलोकितमवलम्बितमधिकम्पातटममेयमस्माभिः ॥ ७६॥

The poet describes the playful, curved, full, and soft beauty of the goddess’s eyes, hips, and feet. This beauty is seen and held in the mind while st...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) आर्यशतकम् - Arya Shatakam (101) beauty (1797) goddess (297) kanchipuram (56) kampatata (3) eyes (211) hips (14) feet (34) softness (24) curve (3) fullness (4) divine form (37) devotion (933) riverbank (17) grace (359) charm (252)

प्रत्यङ्मुख्या दृष्टया प्रसाददीपाङ्कुरेण कामाक्ष्याः ।
पश्यामि निस्तुलमहो पचेलिमं कमपि परशिवोल्लासम् ॥ ७७॥

With a glance directly meeting the devotee’s eyes, Kamakshi kindles a sprout of grace (“Prasada-deepankura”) that reveals an incomparable, brilliant j...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) आर्यशतकम् - Arya Shatakam (101) kamakshi (261) glance (185) grace (359) prasada (2) supreme shiva (1) joy (342) radiance (209) awakening (58) goddess (297) devotion (933) kanchipuram (56) divine light (16) spiritual experience (1) blessing (166) vision (81)