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5 Oct, 10 tweets, 2 min read

Verse 88: Soundarya Lahiri
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पदं ते कीर्तीनां प्रपदमपदं देवि विपदां
कथं नीतं सद्भिः कठिनकमठीकर्परतुलाम् ।
कथं वा बाहुभ्यामुपयमनकाले पुरभिदा
यदादाय न्यस्तं दृषदि दयमानेन मनसा॥
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The Great Goddess MahaTripura Sundari

There is a patha bheda in the Sri Vidya Tantra schools here:
The word
padaṁ te kīrtīnāṁ is replaced in some schools by Kanteenam!

The difference although appearing subtle to the outside observer is actually very deep.
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Let us consider the first type of school bheda: before that we must take what is common.
Please note the presence of the word
“vipadāṁ”
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padaṁ te kīrtīnāṁ prapadamapadaṁ devi vipadāṁ

Here the vipadāṁ of accidents/mishaps is what is referred to!

“How can Lalitha Devi’s feet be referred to be as so hard as the tortoise shell?”
(Especially when they are the seat of great fortune —- not mentioned here is they are the seat of fortune)

पदं ते कीर्तीनां😀

पदं ते कीर्तीनां प्रपदमपदं देवि विपदां
कथं नीतं सद्भिः कठिनकमठीकर्परतुलाम् ।
This is the first part of the double barrelled verse? Right?
The Mother’s power to remove all misfortune with Her very feet is hinted here... most only need Ishwara Pranidhana!

Sri Adi Sankaracharya is not happy with the comparison of Devi’s feet to hard tortoise shell.. see the greatness of the composition.

But why “ tortoise shell”?
Because the tortoise is compared to the outward and inward projection of Shakti!!!
Show me ONE composer who can do it

Many won’t get the importance of such an extraordinary shloka!
Let’s look at verse 02:58 of the Bhagavad Gita for comparison!
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yada samharate chaayam koormangaaneeva sarvashaha |
indriyaanindriyaarthabhyastasya prajna pratishtitaa || 58 ||

Now, you will understand the idea behind such a Shloka composition of Adi Sankara:
See the idea now:
Pratyahara is implied here.
The idea is that this is an achievement of great effort!
Now: why “grinding stone” in the second part of the verse 88 becomes clear now!

कथं वा बाहुभ्यामुपयमनकाले पुरभिदा
यदादाय न्यस्तं दृषदि दयमानेन मनसा॥

Imagine the impossibility of this verse now!
The idea is that Shakti becomes stable completely!
(Remember there is a tradition of placing bride’s foot on a grinding stone at marriage)

That second part of the verse and the first part have now come together (and show why the reference exists to the older scripture of the Bhagavad Gita)
No wonder the legend is that Sri Adi Sankara met Veda Vyasa.
Will continue thread post Navratri.

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