Devi Gita (class 18): ”The Crescent Moon” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

Scripture class on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verse 36-37, given by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati to students of Ramakrishna Seminary via Zoom on 17 August 2022.

अष्तमीचन्द्रबिम्बाभललाटामायतभ्रुवम् |
रक्तारविन्दनयनामुन्नसां मधुराधराम् || ३६ ||

aṣtamī-candra-bimbābha-lalāṭā-māyata-bhruvam |
raktāravinda-nayanām-unnasāṃ madhurādharām || 36 ||

36. "Above long eyebrows Her forehead shone with an image of the crescent moon. Her eyes were red lotus petals, Her nose dignified, Her lips like nectar."

कुन्दकुड्मलदन्ताग्रां मुक्ताहारविराजिताम् |रत्नासम्भिन्नमुकुटां चन्द्ररेखावतंसिनीम् || ३७ ||

kunda-kuḍ-mala-dantāgrāṃ muktā-hāra-virājitām |
ratnā-sambhinna-mukuṭāṃ candra-rekhā-vataṃsinīm || 37 ||

37. "Her teeth resembled buds of white jasmine; a string of pearls adorned Her neck. Her crescent-shaped crown sparkled with jewels; She was bedecked with ornaments shining like new moons."

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