Canonical Ref: SL 19
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
मुखं बिन्दुं कृत्वा कुचयुगमधस्तस्य तदधो
हरार्धं ध्यायेद्यो हरमहिषि ते मन्मथकलाम् ।
स सद्यः संक्षोभं नयति वनिता इत्यतिलघु
त्रिलोकीमप्याशु भ्रमयति रवीन्दुस्तनयुगाम् ॥ 19 ॥
हरार्धं ध्यायेद्यो हरमहिषि ते मन्मथकलाम् ।
स सद्यः संक्षोभं नयति वनिता इत्यतिलघु
त्रिलोकीमप्याशु भ्रमयति रवीन्दुस्तनयुगाम् ॥ 19 ॥
Roman Transliteration (IAST)
Mukham bindun kruthva kucha yuga mada sthasya thadha dho Harardha dhyayedhyo haramamahishi the manmathakalam Sa sadhya samkshebham nayathi vanitha inyathiladhu Thrilokimapyasu bramayathi ravindu sthana yugam.
English Scholarly Translation
Hey, Mother who is Goddess of all universe, He who meditates on you , As the crescent of love of our lord great,, On the dot of the holy wheel, Your two busts just below, And you as the half of Shiva our lord, Not only Creates waves of emotion in ladies, But charms the world, which has moon and sun as busts. 19
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
【Title: Meditation on the Mother's Face and Bosom (Kāmakalā)】
Canonical Anandalahari/Saundaryalahari verse 19 traditionally attributed to Adi Sankaracharya.
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Saundaryalaharī, SL 19. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.