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StotramKartikeya / Murugan JiSouth India

Subrahmanya Bhujangam

verse 1

सदा बालरूपाऽपि विघ्नाद्रिहन्त्री

Sadā bālarūpā'pi vighnādrihantrī

महादन्तिवक्त्राऽपि पञ्चास्यमान्या ।

Mahādantivaktrā'pi pañcāsyamānyā |

विधीन्द्रादिमृग्या गणेशाभिधा मे

Vidhīndrādimṛgyā gaṇeśābhidhā me

विधत्तां श्रियं काऽपि कल्याणमूर्तिः

Vidhattāṃ śriyaṃ kā'pi kalyāṇamūrtiḥ

Meaning

Ever a child in form, yet the shatterer of the mountain of obstacles;

great elephant's face, yet honoured by the five-faced Lord;

sought after by Brahma, Indra and the rest, and called Ganesha:

may that indescribable auspicious Form grant me prosperity.

verse 2

न जानामि शब्दं न जानामि चार्थं

Na jānāmi śabdaṃ na jānāmi cārthaṃ

न जानामि पद्यं न जानामि गद्यम् ।

Na jānāmi padyaṃ na jānāmi gadyam |

चिदेका षडास्या हृदि द्योतते मे

Cidekā ṣaḍāsyā hṛdi dyotate me

मुखान्निःसरन्ते गिरश्चापि चित्रम्

Mukhānniḥsarante giraścāpi citram

Meaning

I know nothing of words, nothing of their meanings,

nothing of verse, nothing of prose.

Yet one Consciousness, six-faced, shines within my heart,

and, wonder of it, words come pouring from my mouth.

verse 3

मयूराधिरूढं महावाक्यगूढं

Mayūrādhirūḍhaṃ mahāvākyagūḍhaṃ

मनोहारिदेहं महच्चित्तगेहम् ।

Manohāridehaṃ mahaccittageham |

महीदेवदेवं महावेदभावं

Mahīdevadevaṃ mahāvedabhāvaṃ

महादेवबालं भजे लोकपालम्

Mahādevabālaṃ bhaje lokapālam

Meaning

Mounted upon the peacock, hidden within the great utterances of the Vedas,

with a body that captivates the mind, dwelling in the hearts of the great,

God of the gods on earth, the very substance of the great Vedas,

the child of Mahadeva, guardian of the worlds: Him I worship.

verse 4

यदा सन्निधानं गता मानवा मे

Yadā sannidhānaṃ gatā mānavā me

भवाम्भोधिपारं गतास्ते तदैव ।

Bhavāmbhodhipāraṃ gatāste tadaiva |

इति व्यञ्जयन्सिन्धुतीरे य आस्ते

Iti vyañjayansindhutīre ya āste

तमीडे पवित्रं पराशक्तिपुत्रम्

Tamīḍe pavitraṃ parāśaktiputram

Meaning

'When people come into My presence,

at that very moment they have reached the far shore of the ocean of birth and death.'

As though declaring this, He abides on the ocean shore:

that pure son of the Supreme Power I praise.

verse 5

यथाब्धेस्तरङ्गा लयं यान्ति तुङ्गा

Yathābdhestaraṅgā layaṃ yānti tuṅgā

स्तथैवापदः सन्निधौ सेवतां मे ।

Stathaivāpadaḥ sannidhau sevatāṃ me |

इतीवोर्मिपङ्क्तीर्नृणां दर्शयन्तं

Itīvormipaṅktīrnṛṇāṃ darśayantaṃ

सदा भावये हृत्सरोजे गुहं तम्

Sadā bhāvaye hṛtsaroje guhaṃ tam

Meaning

'As the towering waves of the ocean sink and dissolve,

so do the calamities of those who serve in My presence.'

As if showing people the ranks of waves to say this,

that Guha I contemplate always in the lotus of my heart.

verse 6

गिरौ मन्निवासे नरा येऽधिरूढा

Girau mannivāse narā ye'dhirūḍhā

स्तदा पर्वते राजते तेऽधिरूढाः ।

Stadā parvate rājate te'dhirūḍhāḥ |

इतीव ब्रुवन्गन्धशैलाधिरूढः

Itīva bruvangandhaśailādhirūḍhaḥ

स देवो मुदे मे सदा षण्मुखोऽस्तु

Sa devo mude me sadā ṣaṇmukho'stu

Meaning

'Those who climb the hill where I dwell

have by that very act climbed the shining silver mountain.'

As though saying this, He is seated upon the Fragrant Hill:

may that six-faced Lord be always my delight.

verse 7

महाम्भोधितीरे महापापचोरे

Mahāmbhodhitīre mahāpāpacore

मुनीन्द्रानुकूले सुगन्धाख्यशैले ।

Munīndrānukūle sugandhākhyaśaile |

गुहायां वसन्तं स्वभासा लसन्तं

Guhāyāṃ vasantaṃ svabhāsā lasantaṃ

जनार्तिं हरन्तं श्रयामो गुहं तम्

Janārtiṃ harantaṃ śrayāmo guhaṃ tam

Meaning

On the shore of the great ocean, on the hill called Fragrant,

which steals away great sins and is kind to the foremost of sages,

He dwells in a cave, shining with His own light,

carrying away the pain of the people: in that Guha we take refuge.

verse 8

लसत्स्वर्णगेहे नृणां कामदोहे

Lasatsvarṇagehe nṛṇāṃ kāmadohe

सुमस्तोमसञ्छन्नमाणिक्यमञ्चे ।

Sumastomasañchannamāṇikyamañce |

समुद्यत्सहस्रार्कतुल्यप्रकाशं

Samudyatsahasrārkatulyaprakāśaṃ

सदा भावये कार्तिकेयं सुरेशम्

Sadā bhāvaye kārtikeyaṃ sureśam

Meaning

In a gleaming golden shrine that yields men all they desire,

on a ruby couch heaped over with flowers,

shining like a thousand suns rising at once:

on that Kartikeya, Lord of the gods, I meditate always.

verse 9

रणद्धंसके मञ्जुलेऽत्यन्तशोणे

Raṇaddhaṃsake mañjule'tyantaśoṇe

मनोहारिलावण्यपीयूषपूर्णे ।

Manohārilāvaṇyapīyūṣapūrṇe |

मनःषट्पदो मे भवक्लेशतप्तः

Manaḥṣaṭpado me bhavakleśataptaḥ

सदा मोदतां स्कन्द ते पादपद्मे

Sadā modatāṃ skanda te pādapadme

Meaning

On feet where anklets ring, lovely and deeply crimson,

brimming with the nectar of a beauty that captivates the mind:

may my mind, a bee scorched by the torments of worldly life,

for ever find its delight at Your lotus feet, O Skanda.

verse 10

सुवर्णाभदिव्याम्बरैर्भासमानां

Suvarṇābhadivyāmbarairbhāsamānāṃ

क्वणत्किङ्किणीमेखलाशोभमानाम् ।

Kvaṇatkiṅkiṇīmekhalāśobhamānām |

लसद्धेमपट्टेन विद्योतमानां

Lasaddhemapaṭṭena vidyotamānāṃ

कटिं भावये स्कन्द ते दीप्यमानाम्

Kaṭiṃ bhāvaye skanda te dīpyamānām

Meaning

Shining with divine garments of a golden gleam,

graced by a girdle of softly ringing bells,

brilliant with a band of glittering gold:

on that radiant waist of Yours, O Skanda, I meditate.

verse 11

पुलिन्देशकन्याघनाभोगतुङ्ग

Pulindeśakanyāghanābhogatuṅga

स्तनालिङ्गनासक्तकाश्मीररागम् ।

Stanāliṅganāsaktakāśmīrarāgam |

नमस्याम्यहं तारकारे तवोरः

Namasyāmyahaṃ tārakāre tavoraḥ

स्वभक्तावने सर्वदा सानुरागम्

Svabhaktāvane sarvadā sānurāgam

Meaning

The forest chieftain's daughter, with full and high

breasts embraced it, and the saffron of that embrace still clings there:

O slayer of Taraka, I bow to that chest of Yours,

for ever tender with love in guarding Your devotees.

verse 12

विधौ कॢप्तदण्डान् स्वलीलाधृताण्डा

Vidhau kḷptadaṇḍān svalīlādhṛtāṇḍā

न्निरस्तेभशुण्डान् द्विषत्कालदण्डान् ।

Nnirastebhaśuṇḍān dviṣatkāladaṇḍān |

हतेन्द्रारिषण्डाञ्जगत्त्राणशौण्डान्

Hatendrāriṣaṇḍāñjagattrāṇaśauṇḍān

सदा ते प्रचण्डान् श्रये बाहुदण्डान्

Sadā te pracaṇḍān śraye bāhudaṇḍān

Meaning

They set a punishment upon Brahma, and hold up the cosmic egg in play,

they outdo the elephant's trunk, and are Death's own rod to the hostile,

they destroyed the ranks of Indra's enemies, and are skilled in sheltering the world:

in those fierce staff-like arms of Yours I take refuge always.

verse 13

सदा शारदाः षण्मृगाङ्का यदि स्युः

Sadā śāradāḥ ṣaṇmṛgāṅkā yadi syuḥ

समुद्यन्त एव स्थिताश्चेत्समन्तात् ।

Samudyanta eva sthitāścetsamantāt |

सदा पूर्णबिम्बाः कलङ्कैश्च हीना

Sadā pūrṇabimbāḥ kalaṅkaiśca hīnā

स्तदा त्वन्मुखानां ब्रुवे स्कन्द साम्यम्

Stadā tvanmukhānāṃ bruve skanda sāmyam

Meaning

If there were six autumn moons,

all risen together and standing on every side,

ever at the full and without a single blemish,

then, O Skanda, I might call them like Your faces.

verse 14

स्फुरन्मन्दहासैः सहंसानि चञ्च

Sphuranmandahāsaiḥ sahaṃsāni cañca

त्कटाक्षावलीभृङ्गसङ्घोज्ज्वलानि ।

Tkaṭākṣāvalībhṛṅgasaṅghojjvalāni |

सुधास्यन्दिबिम्बाधराणीशसूनो

Sudhāsyandibimbādharāṇīśasūno

तवालोकये षण्मुखाम्भोरुहाणि

Tavālokaye ṣaṇmukhāmbhoruhāṇi

Meaning

With flashing gentle smiles they are lotuses graced by swans,

bright with the swarm of bees that are Your darting sidelong glances,

their bimba-red lips dripping nectar, O son of the Lord:

these six lotus-faces of Yours I behold.

verse 15

विशालेषु कर्णान्तदीर्घेष्वजस्रं

Viśāleṣu karṇāntadīrgheṣvajasraṃ

दयास्यन्दिषु द्वादशस्वीक्षणेषु ।

Dayāsyandiṣu dvādaśasvīkṣaṇeṣu |

मयीषत्कटाक्षः सकृत्पातितश्चे

Mayīṣatkaṭākṣaḥ sakṛtpātitaśce

द्भवेत्ते दयाशील का नाम हानिः

Dbhavette dayāśīla kā nāma hāniḥ

Meaning

Your twelve eyes are wide, long as the reach of the ears,

and ceaselessly pouring out compassion.

If from them one slight sidelong glance were cast on me but once,

what loss, O compassionate One, would that be to You?

verse 16

सुताङ्गोद्भवो मेऽसि जीवेति षड्धा

Sutāṅgodbhavo me'si jīveti ṣaḍdhā

जपन्मन्त्रमीशो मुदा जिघ्रते यान् ।

Japanmantramīśo mudā jighrate yān |

जगद्भारभृद्भ्यो जगन्नाथ तेभ्यः

Jagadbhārabhṛdbhyo jagannātha tebhyaḥ

किरीटोज्ज्वलेभ्यो नमो मस्तकेभ्यः

Kirīṭojjvalebhyo namo mastakebhyaḥ

Meaning

'You are sprung from my own body, my child; live long' -

so Ishvara joyfully repeats the mantra six times and breathes in their fragrance.

O Lord of the world, to those heads that carry the world's burden,

brilliant with their crowns, I offer my salutation.

verse 17

स्फुरद्रत्नकेयूरहाराभिराम

Sphuradratnakeyūrahārābhirāma

श्चलत्कुण्डलश्रीलसद्गण्डभागः ।

Ścalatkuṇḍalaśrīlasadgaṇḍabhāgaḥ |

कटौ पीतवासाः करे चारुशक्तिः

Kaṭau pītavāsāḥ kare cāruśaktiḥ

पुरस्तान्ममास्तां पुरारेस्तनूजः

Purastānmamāstāṃ purārestanūjaḥ

Meaning

Lovely with sparkling jewelled armlets and necklaces,

His cheeks aglow with the beauty of swinging earrings,

yellow silk about His waist, the graceful spear in His hand:

may the son of the destroyer of the three cities stand before me.

verse 18

इहायाहि वत्सेति हस्तान्प्रसार्या

Ihāyāhi vatseti hastānprasāryā

ह्वयत्यादराच्छङ्करे मातुरङ्कात् ।

Hvayatyādarācchaṅkare māturaṅkāt |

समुत्पत्य तातं श्रयन्तं कुमारं

Samutpatya tātaṃ śrayantaṃ kumāraṃ

हराश्लिष्टगात्रं भजे बालमूर्तिम्

Harāśliṣṭagātraṃ bhaje bālamūrtim

Meaning

When Shankara stretches out His hands and calls fondly,

'Come here, my child!' - then from His mother's lap

the boy leaps up and runs to His father,

and Hara folds Him in His arms: that child-form I worship.

verse 19

कुमारेशसूनो गुह स्कन्द सेना

Kumāreśasūno guha skanda senā

पते शक्तिपाणे मयूराधिरूढ ।

Pate śaktipāṇe mayūrādhirūḍha |

पुलिन्दात्मजाकान्त भक्तार्तिहारिन्

Pulindātmajākānta bhaktārtihārin

प्रभो तारकारे सदा रक्ष मां त्वम्

Prabho tārakāre sadā rakṣa māṃ tvam

Meaning

O Kumara, son of the Lord, Guha, Skanda, commander

of the celestial army, spear in hand, rider of the peacock,

beloved of the forest girl, taker-away of Your devotees' distress,

Lord, slayer of Taraka: protect me always.

verse 20

प्रशान्तेन्द्रिये नष्टसंज्ञे विचेष्टे

Praśāntendriye naṣṭasaṃjñe viceṣṭe

कफोद्गारिवक्त्रे भयोत्कम्पिगात्रे ।

Kaphodgārivaktre bhayotkampigātre |

प्रयाणोन्मुखे मय्यनाथे तदानीं

Prayāṇonmukhe mayyanāthe tadānīṃ

द्रुतं मे दयालो भवाग्रे गुह त्वम्

Drutaṃ me dayālo bhavāgre guha tvam

Meaning

When my senses have fallen silent, my awareness lost, my body still,

my mouth throwing up phlegm, my limbs shaking with fear,

when I, helpless, am turned toward departure - at that hour,

come swiftly, O merciful Guha, and stand before me.

verse 21

कृतान्तस्य दूतेषु चण्डेषु कोपा

Kṛtāntasya dūteṣu caṇḍeṣu kopā

द्दह च्छिन्द्धि भिन्द्धीति मां तर्जयत्सु ।

Ddaha cchinddhi bhinddhīti māṃ tarjayatsu |

मयूरं समारुह्य मा भैरिति त्वं

Mayūraṃ samāruhya mā bhairiti tvaṃ

पुरः शक्तिपाणिर्ममायाहि शीघ्रम्

Puraḥ śaktipāṇirmamāyāhi śīghram

Meaning

When the fierce messengers of Death, in their fury,

threaten me with cries of 'Burn him! Cut him down! Tear him apart!' -

mount Your peacock, say 'Do not be afraid,'

and come swiftly before me, spear in hand.

verse 22

प्रणम्यासकृत्पादयोस्ते पतित्वा

Praṇamyāsakṛtpādayoste patitvā

प्रसाद्य प्रभो प्रार्थयेऽनेकवारम् ।

Prasādya prabho prārthaye'nekavāram |

न वक्तुं क्षमोऽहं तदानीं कृपाब्धे

Na vaktuṃ kṣamo'haṃ tadānīṃ kṛpābdhe

न कार्यान्तकाले मनागप्युपेक्षा

Na kāryāntakāle manāgapyupekṣā

Meaning

Bowing again and again, falling at Your feet,

winning Your favour, O Lord, I entreat You many times over:

at that hour I shall not be able to speak. O ocean of mercy,

at the time of the end let there be not the least neglect.

verse 23

सहस्राण्डभोक्ता त्वया शूरनामा

Sahasrāṇḍabhoktā tvayā śūranāmā

हतस्तारकः सिंहवक्त्रश्च दैत्यः ।

Hatastārakaḥ siṃhavaktraśca daityaḥ |

ममान्तर्हृदिस्थं मनःक्लेशमेकं

Mamāntarhṛdisthaṃ manaḥkleśamekaṃ

न हंसि प्रभो किं करोमि क्व यामि

Na haṃsi prabho kiṃ karomi kva yāmi

Meaning

You slew Shura, who ruled a thousand worlds,

and Taraka, and the demon with the lion's face;

yet the single torment of mind lodged in my heart

You do not destroy. Lord, what am I to do? Where am I to go?

verse 24

अहं सर्वदा दुःखभारावसन्नो

Ahaṃ sarvadā duḥkhabhārāvasanno

भवान्दीनबन्धुस्त्वदन्यं न याचे ।

Bhavāndīnabandhustvadanyaṃ na yāce |

भवद्भक्तिरोधं सदा कॢप्तबाधं

Bhavadbhaktirodhaṃ sadā kḷptabādhaṃ

ममाधिं द्रुतं नाशयोमासुत त्वम्

Mamādhiṃ drutaṃ nāśayomāsuta tvam

Meaning

I am always sunk beneath a weight of sorrow,

and You are the friend of the helpless; I ask of no one but You.

My anguish blocks my devotion to You and torments me without pause:

destroy it swiftly, O son of Uma.

verse 25

अपस्मारकुष्ठक्षयार्शः प्रमेह

Apasmārakuṣṭhakṣayārśaḥ prameha

ज्वरोन्मादगुल्मादिरोगा महान्तः ।

Jvaronmādagulmādirogā mahāntaḥ |

पिशाचाश्च सर्वे भवत्पत्रभूतिं

Piśācāśca sarve bhavatpatrabhūtiṃ

विलोक्य क्षणात्तारकारे द्रवन्ते

Vilokya kṣaṇāttārakāre dravante

Meaning

Epilepsy, leprosy, consumption, piles, diabetes,

fever, madness, tumours and other grievous diseases,

and every evil spirit, on seeing the sacred ash from Your shrine,

flee away in an instant, O slayer of Taraka.

verse 26

दृशि स्कन्दमूर्तिः श्रुतौ स्कन्दकीर्ति

Dṛśi skandamūrtiḥ śrutau skandakīrti

र्मुखे मे पवित्रं सदा तच्चरित्रम् ।

Rmukhe me pavitraṃ sadā taccaritram |

करे तस्य कृत्यं वपुस्तस्य भृत्यं

Kare tasya kṛtyaṃ vapustasya bhṛtyaṃ

गुहे सन्तु लीना ममाशेषभावाः

Guhe santu līnā mamāśeṣabhāvāḥ

Meaning

In my eyes, Skanda's form; in my ears, Skanda's glory;

on my lips always that holy story of His;

in my hands, His work; my body, His servant:

may every state of my being be absorbed in Guha.

verse 27

मुनीनामुताहो नृणां भक्तिभाजा

Munīnāmutāho nṛṇāṃ bhaktibhājā

मभीष्टप्रदाः सन्ति सर्वत्र देवाः ।

Mabhīṣṭapradāḥ santi sarvatra devāḥ |

नृणामन्त्यजानामपि स्वार्थदाने

Nṛṇāmantyajānāmapi svārthadāne

गुहाद्देवमन्यं न जाने न जाने

Guhāddevamanyaṃ na jāne na jāne

Meaning

For sages, and indeed for devoted men,

there are gods everywhere who grant what is wished for.

But for giving their good even to the lowliest of people,

I know no god other than Guha, I know of none.

verse 28

कलत्रं सुता बन्धुवर्गः पशुर्वा

Kalatraṃ sutā bandhuvargaḥ paśurvā

नरो वाथ नारि गृहे ये मदीयाः ।

Naro vātha nāri gṛhe ye madīyāḥ |

यजन्तो नमन्तः स्तुवन्तो भवन्तं

Yajanto namantaḥ stuvanto bhavantaṃ

स्मरन्तश्च ते सन्तु सर्वे कुमार

Smarantaśca te santu sarve kumāra

Meaning

Wife, children, the circle of kin, or the cattle,

man or woman, all who are mine in my house:

may they all be those who worship You, bow to You, praise You,

and hold You in remembrance, O Kumara.

verse 29

मृगाः पक्षिणो दंशका ये च दुष्टा

Mṛgāḥ pakṣiṇo daṃśakā ye ca duṣṭā

स्तथा व्याधयो बाधका ये मदङ्गे ।

Stathā vyādhayo bādhakā ye madaṅge |

भवच्छक्तितीक्ष्णाग्रभिन्नाः सुदूरे

Bhavacchaktitīkṣṇāgrabhinnāḥ sudūre

विनश्यन्तु ते चूर्णितक्रौञ्चशैल

Vinaśyantu te cūrṇitakrauñcaśaila

Meaning

Wild beasts, birds, stinging creatures and whatever is harmful,

and the diseases that trouble my body:

pierced by the sharp point of Your spear, far away

let them all perish, O crusher of the Krauncha mountain.

verse 30

जनित्री पिता च स्वपुत्रापराधं

Janitrī pitā ca svaputrāparādhaṃ

सहेते न किं देवसेनाधिनाथ ।

Sahete na kiṃ devasenādhinātha |

अहं चातिबालो भवान् लोकतातः

Ahaṃ cātibālo bhavān lokatātaḥ

क्षमस्वापराधं समस्तं महेश

Kṣamasvāparādhaṃ samastaṃ maheśa

Meaning

Do not a mother and a father bear with their own child's faults,

O Lord of the celestial army?

I am only a small child, and You are the Father of all the worlds:

forgive every offence of mine, O great Lord.

verse 31

नमः केकिने शक्तये चापि तुभ्यं

Namaḥ kekine śaktaye cāpi tubhyaṃ

नमश्छाग तुभ्यं नमः कुक्कुटाय ।

Namaśchāga tubhyaṃ namaḥ kukkuṭāya |

नमः सिन्धवे सिन्धुदेशाय तुभ्यं

Namaḥ sindhave sindhudeśāya tubhyaṃ

पुनः स्कन्दमूर्ते नमस्ते नमोऽस्तु

Punaḥ skandamūrte namaste namo'stu

Meaning

Salutation to Your peacock, and to Your spear as well;

salutation to the goat that is Yours, salutation to the cock of Your banner;

salutation to the sea and to the sea-country that is Yours;

and again, O form of Skanda, salutation to You, salutation.

verse 32

जयानन्दभूमञ्जयापारधाम

Jayānandabhūmañjayāpāradhāma

ञ्जयामोघकीर्ते जयानन्दमूर्ते ।

Ñjayāmoghakīrte jayānandamūrte |

जयानन्दसिन्धो जयाशेषबन्धो

Jayānandasindho jayāśeṣabandho

जय त्वं सदा मुक्तिदानेशसूनो

Jaya tvaṃ sadā muktidāneśasūno

Meaning

Victory to You, ground of all bliss! Victory, abode beyond all bounds!

Victory, You of unfailing fame! Victory, embodiment of bliss!

Victory, ocean of bliss! Victory, friend of every being!

Victory to You always, giver of liberation, son of the Lord!

verse 33

भुजङ्गाख्यवृत्तेन कॢप्तं स्तवं यः

Bhujaṅgākhyavṛttena kḷptaṃ stavaṃ yaḥ

पठेद्भक्तियुक्तो गुहं सम्प्रणम्य ।

Paṭhedbhaktiyukto guhaṃ sampraṇamya |

सुपुत्रान्कलत्रं धनं दीर्घमायु

Suputrānkalatraṃ dhanaṃ dīrghamāyu

र्लभेत्स्कन्दसायुज्यमन्ते नरः सः

Rlabhetskandasāyujyamante naraḥ saḥ

Meaning

Whoever recites this hymn, composed in the metre called Bhujanga,

with devotion, after bowing low before Guha,

gains good children, a wife, wealth and long life,

and at the end that person attains union with Skanda.

colophon

इति श्रीमच्छङ्करभगवतः कृतौ श्रीसुब्रह्मण्यभुजङ्गं सम्पूर्णम्॥

Iti śrīmacchaṅkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau śrīsubrahmaṇyabhujaṅgaṃ sampūrṇam

Meaning

Thus is completed the Shri Subrahmanya Bhujangam, composed by the venerable Shankara Bhagavatpada.

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