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कवीनां चेतोवन्नखररुचिसम्पर्कि विबुध-
स्रवन्तीस्रोतोवत्पटुमुखरितं हंसकरवैः ।
दिनारम्भश्रीवन्नियतमरुणच्छायसुभगं
मदन्तः कामाक्ष्याः स्फुरतु पदपङ्केरुहयुगम् ॥ २७॥

The poet likens the lotus feet of Kāmākṣī to the morning sun at dawn, glowing with a gentle reddish hue. Their toenail brilliance touches the hearts o...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) पादारविन्दशतकम् - Padaravinda Shatakam (103) kamakshi (261) lotus feet (74) poets inspiration (2) dawn glow (1) reddish hue (2) swans song (1) creativity (54) eloquence (61) devotion (933) inspiration (83) goddess (297) morning imagery (1) toenail brilliance (3) awakening (58) joy (342)

सदा किं सम्पर्कात्प्रकृतिकठिनैर्नाकिमुकुटैः
तटैर्नीहाराद्रेरधिकमणुना योगिमनसा ।
विभिन्ते संमोहं शिशिरयति भक्तानपि दृशाम्
अदृश्यं कामाक्षि प्रकटयति ते पादयुगलम् ॥ २८॥

Her two feet, though naturally soft, shatter ignorance like hard celestial crowns and cool the vision of devotees like the chill slopes of the Himalay...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) पादारविन्दशतकम् - Padaravinda Shatakam (103) kamakshi (261) lotus feet (74) destroy ignorance (2) soft yet strong (1) celestial crowns (3) himalaya coolness (1) yogi meditation (1) subtle form (2) unseen vision (1) devotion (933) spiritual revelation (1) goddess grace (18) delusion removal (1) inner sight (1) gentle power (2)

पवित्राभ्यामम्ब प्रकृतिमृदुलाभ्यां तव शिवे
पदाभ्यां कामाक्षि प्रसभमभिभूतैः सचकितैः ।
प्रवालैरम्भोजैरपि च वनवासव्रतदशाः
सदैवारभ्यन्ते परिचरितनानाद्विजगणैः ॥ २९॥

O Mother, O Śiva’s beloved, your naturally soft and pure feet are served with awe and love by forest-dwelling ascetics. They offer coral and lotus flo...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) पादारविन्दशतकम् - Padaravinda Shatakam (103) kamakshi (261) lotus feet (74) pure feet (1) soft feet (1) forest ascetics (1) coral offerings (1) lotus flowers (1) service (114) devotion (933) reverence (112) austerity (57) goddess (297) beauty (1797) tenderness (83) ascetic worship (1)

चिराद्दृश्या हंसैः कथमपि सदा हंससुलभं
निरस्यन्ती जाड्यं नियतजडमध्यैकशरणम् ।
अदोषव्यासङ्गा सततमपि दोषाप्तिमलिनं
पयोजं कामाक्ष्याः परिहसति पादाब्जयुगली ॥ ३०॥

The poet describes Kāmākṣī’s lotus feet as swan-like, easily accessible to pure souls, yet rarely seen. They banish dullness and serve as the sole ref...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) पादारविन्दशतकम् - Padaravinda Shatakam (103) kamakshi (261) lotus feet (74) swan imagery (2) grace (359) purity (356) rare vision (2) dullness removal (4) refuge (45) perfection (22) goddess (297) faultless (1) spiritual beauty (13) flaw revealing (1) devotion (933) truth (300)

सुराणामानन्दप्रबलनतया मण्डनतया
नखेन्दुज्योत्स्नाभिर्विसृमरतमःखण्डनतया ।
पयोजश्रीद्वेषव्रतरततया त्वच्चरणयोः
विलासः कामाक्षि प्रकटयति नैशाकरदशाम् ॥ ३१॥

The splendor of Kāmākṣī’s feet mirrors the full moon’s glory, adorning the joy of the gods and scattering the darkness with their lunar nail-light. Th...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) पादारविन्दशतकम् - Padaravinda Shatakam (103) kamakshi (261) lotus feet (74) moonlight nails (2) full moon (4) darkness removal (3) divine joy (7) gods delight (1) night charm (1) lotus beauty (2) ornament (58) splendor (24) goddess grace (18) cosmic light (2) serenity (54) tenderness (83)

सितिम्ना कान्तीनां नखरजनुषां पादनलिन-
च्छवीनां शोणिम्ना तव जननि कामाक्षि नमने ।
लभन्ते मन्दारग्रथितनवबन्धूककुसुम-
स्रजां सामीचीन्यं सुरपुरपुरन्ध्रीकचभराः ॥ ३२॥

O Mother Kāmākṣī, the heavenly women of the gods’ city find the proper ornament for their hair by offering garlands of fresh bandhūka and mandāra flow...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) पादारविन्दशतकम् - Padaravinda Shatakam (103) kamakshi (261) lotus feet (74) toenail whiteness (1) red hue (7) celestial women (4) mandara flowers (2) bandhooka flowers (1) divine ornament (6) goddess beauty (10) devotion (933) white and red (1) purity (356) passion (501) heavenly offering (1) contrast (206)

स्फुरन्मध्ये शुद्धे नखकिरणदुग्धाब्धिपयसां
वहन्नब्जं चक्रं दरमपि च लेखात्मकतया ।
श्रितो मात्स्यं रूपं श्रियमपि दधानो निरुपमां
त्रिधामा कामाक्ष्याः पदनलिननामा विजयते ॥ ३३॥

The shining middle of Kāmākṣī’s lotus feet holds the reflection of milk-ocean-like whiteness from the toenails’ rays. It also bears the lotus, the dis...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) पादारविन्दशतकम् - Padaravinda Shatakam (103) kamakshi (261) lotus feet (74) toenail rays (2) milk ocean (4) lotus emblem (1) discus emblem (1) divine lines (1) matsya form (1) unmatched beauty (3) fortune (115) purity (356) protection (293) prosperity (136) goddess form (4) cosmic order (20)

नखश्रीसन्नद्धस्तबकनिचितः स्वैश्च किरणैः
पिशङ्गैः कामाक्षि प्रकटितलसत्पल्लवरुचिः ।
सतां गम्यः शङ्के सकलफलदाता सुरतरुः
त्वदीयः पादोऽयं तुहिनगिरिराजन्यतनये ॥ ३४॥

The beauty of Kāmākṣī’s feet is like a divine wish-fulfilling tree for the virtuous. Their cluster of nails, adorned with yellowish rays, reveals a te...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) पादारविन्दशतकम् - Padaravinda Shatakam (103) kamakshi (261) lotus feet (74) nail beauty (1) yellow rays (1) tender sprout (1) wish-fulfilling tree (1) divine boon (1) virtuous (4) goddess (297) snow mountain daughter (2) grace (359) abundance (37) celestial treasure (1) accessibility (9) nurturing (21)

वषट्कुर्वन्माञ्जीरकलकलैः कर्मलहरी-
हवींषि प्रौद्दण्डं ज्वलति परमज्ञानदहने ।
महीयान्कामाक्षि स्फुटमहसि जोहोति सुधियां
मनोवेद्यां मातस्तव चरणयज्वा गिरिसुते ॥ ३५॥

The anklets of Kāmākṣī chime like the sacred “vaṣaṭ” call in Vedic rituals, offering oblations into the blazing fire of supreme knowledge. The great d...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) पादारविन्दशतकम् - Padaravinda Shatakam (103) kamakshi (261) lotus feet (74) anklet chime (1) vashat (1) vedic ritual (4) offering (62) supreme knowledge (4) inner worship (1) mental sacrifice (1) wisdom fire (1) altar (6) goddess (297) surrender (223) devotion (933) yajna (11)

महामन्त्रं किंचिन्मणिकटकनादैर्मृदु जपन्
क्षिपन्दिक्षु स्वच्छं नखरुचिमयं भास्मनरजः ।
नतानां कामाक्षि प्रकृतिपटुरच्चाट्य ममता-
पिशाचीं पादोऽयं प्रकटयति ते मान्त्रिकदशाम् ॥ ३६॥

The feet of Kāmākṣī recite a great mantra through the soft sound of gem-studded anklets, scattering in all directions the pure, ash-like radiance of t...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) पादारविन्दशतकम् - Padaravinda Shatakam (103) kamakshi (261) lotus feet (74) great mantra (1) anklet sound (3) gem-studded (2) toenail radiance (2) possessiveness removal (1) tantric imagery (2) spiritual liberation (3) goddess grace (18) ash-like light (1) mantra power (1) purification (85) devotion (933) transformation (252)

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