Canonical Ref: SL 85
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
नमोवाकं ब्रूमो नयनरमणीयाय पदयो-
स्तवास्मै द्वन्द्वाय स्फुटरुचिरसालक्तकवते ।
असूयत्यत्यन्तं यदभिहननाय स्पृहयते
पशूनामीशानः प्रमदवनकङ्केलितरवे ॥ ८५॥
स्तवास्मै द्वन्द्वाय स्फुटरुचिरसालक्तकवते ।
असूयत्यत्यन्तं यदभिहननाय स्पृहयते
पशूनामीशानः प्रमदवनकङ्केलितरवे ॥ ८५॥
English Scholarly Translation
We declare our salutation to this pair of your feet — pleasing to the eyes,
brilliantly adorned with beautiful lac-dye — [a pair] toward which Paśupati (Śiva), lord of animals,
says the aśoka tree in the pleasure-garden is extremely jealous and desires to strike [your feet]
against it.
brilliantly adorned with beautiful lac-dye — [a pair] toward which Paśupati (Śiva), lord of animals,
says the aśoka tree in the pleasure-garden is extremely jealous and desires to strike [your feet]
against it.
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
【Title: Homage to the Feet — The Aśoka Tree's Jealousy】
The aśoka tree (Saraca asoca) is said in classical poetry to
bloom when struck by the foot of a beautiful woman — the convention is called aśoka-dohada (the
aśoka's craving). The verse turns this convention inside out: the aśoka tree is jealous of the Goddess's
feet and wants to be struck by them (abhihanana). Paśupati relays this information to the
Goddess, acting as a tender intermediary between the natural world and his wife. Kaṅkeli is
another name for the aśoka; pramadavana is the pleasure garden of a royal palace.
Padaccheda: नमोवाकम् · ब्रूमः · नयन-रमणीयाय · पदयोः · तव · अस्मै · द्वन्द्वाय ·
स्फुट-रुचिर-सालक्तक-वते · असूयति · अत्यन्तम् · यत् · अभिहननाय · स्पृहयते · पशूनाम् · ईशानः ·
प्रमदवन-कङ्केलि-तरवे
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Saundaryalaharī, SL 85. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.