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स्रष्टुः स्त्री[पुंसनिर्मा]णमातृकारूपधारिणौ।
प्रपद्ये प्रतिबोधाय चित्प्रकाशात्मकौ शिवौ।।
  • स्रष्टुः = of the creator
  • स्त्री-पुंस-निर्माण-मातृका-रूप-धारिणौ woman-man-creation-divine_mother-shape-holders (dual)
    • स्रष्टुः  स्त्री-पुंस-निर्माण-मातृका-रूप-धारिणौ = who bear the form of the Creator's model for making man and woman.
  • प्रपद्ये = take refuge (प्रपद्यते) = prayerfully approach
  • प्रतिबोधाय = For the sake of wisdom
  • चित्-प्रकाश-आत्मकौ = Consciousness-light-consisting (adj dual) = who embody the light of Universal Consciousness
  • शिवौ = Shivas (dual) refers to the duo of Shiva and Parvati
For the sake of wisdom, I prayerfully approach God Siva and His Spouse, who embody the light of Universal Consciousness and who bear the form of the Creator's model for making man and woman.


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