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Poetry at Sangam

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1 by Mani Rao

śivaḥ śaktyā yukto yadi bhavati śaktaḥ prabhavituṃ
na cedevaṃ devo na khalu kuśalaḥ spanditumapi  

atastvāmārādhyāṃ hariharaviriñcādibhirapi
praṇantuṃ stotuṃ vā kathamakṛtapuṇyaḥ prabhavati

 

—

Only when with her can he stir
Śakti, she’s Śiva’s power

 

Even Śiva who’s a god

only prevails
when paired with her

 

Then how can I
Mere I

Never did a good deed
Meritless I, how

dare I even
bow to you

even praise you

 

You whom even the gods
Śiva Viṣṇu Brahmā

adore

 

 

 

 

← Mani Rao