Canonical Ref: SL 95
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
पुरारातेरन्तःपुरमसि ततस्त्वच्चरणयोः
सपर्यामर्यादा तरलकरणानामसुलभा ।
तथा ह्येते नीताः शतमखमुखाः सिद्धिमतुलां
तव द्वारोपान्तस्थितिभिरणिमाद्याभिरमराः ॥ ९५॥
सपर्यामर्यादा तरलकरणानामसुलभा ।
तथा ह्येते नीताः शतमखमुखाः सिद्धिमतुलां
तव द्वारोपान्तस्थितिभिरणिमाद्याभिरमराः ॥ ९५॥
English Scholarly Translation
You are the inner chamber of Śiva the enemy of cities. Therefore the right of
worship at your feet is not easily accessible to those of restless senses. For indeed these gods, headed
by Indra, have been brought to unparalleled accomplishment — by the eight siddhis beginning with aṇimā
which stand stationed near your doorway.
worship at your feet is not easily accessible to those of restless senses. For indeed these gods, headed
by Indra, have been brought to unparalleled accomplishment — by the eight siddhis beginning with aṇimā
which stand stationed near your doorway.
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
【Title: The Goddess's Inner Chamber — Aṇimā and the Siddhis at the Door】
The antaḥpura (inner chamber, zenana, the private quarters of a royal
woman) is accessible only by invitation — not even the king's courtiers enter without permission. The
Goddess is Śiva's antaḥpura: the most private, most protected, most intimate space of the
divine. Access to her — particularly foot-worship (caraṇa-saparyā) — requires the stilled
senses (tārala-karaṇa = restless senses, is the obstacle). The eight supernatural powers
(aṇimā etc.) standing as doorkeepers means that even the gods must pass through the gatekeepers
of supernatural accomplishment to reach the inner chamber — yet they arrive not as masters of the
siddhis but as petitioners.
Padaccheda: पुरारातेः · अन्तःपुरम् · असि · ततः · त्वत्-चरणयोः · सपर्या-मर्यादा · तरल-करणानाम् ·
असुलभा · तथा · हि · एते · नीताः · शतमख-मुखाः · सिद्धिम् · अतुलाम् · तव · द्वार-उपान्त-स्थितिभिः ·
अणिमा-आद्याभिः · अमराः
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Saundaryalaharī, SL 95. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.