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through the Six Cakras. She also descends down the same path and sleeps in the form of a serpent in three and a half coils (10). This may be called the process of evolution (Srstikrama) and dissolution (Samhārakrama) of the cosmos. Though this is described in respect of the Goddess as forming the Samasti, the six cakras are also to be viewed from the Individual point of view(vyasti), forming the parts of human body. Man is a creature -Pasu- with bonds(pasa) of Karma.
The Iconographical Description : क्वणत्काञ्चीदामा करिकलभकुम्भस्तनभरा
परिक्षीणा मध्ये परिणतशरच्चन्द्रवदना । धनुर्बाणान्पाशं सृणिमपि दधाना करतलैः
पुरस्तादास्तां नः पुरमथितुराहोपुरुषिका ॥ ७ ॥ Here the Goddess is described to be having four arms, each holding bow, arrow, noose and goad respectively, with tinkling girdle, breasts like temples of young elephants, with slender waist, with face like that of autumnal Full moon. She is not required to make covert expression of Abhaya and Varada by hands like other gods, since Her feet are enough to grant these, but Her form as Sarasvati is depicted as having Varada and Abhaya mudrās. Her form as Sarasvati is described as bright like the Autumnal Moonlight, having Moon in Her crest of long coiled Hair, with four hand respectively bearing Varada and Abhaya mudrās and crystal rosary and a book. The fruit of bowing down this form of the Goddess is sweetness in speech. शरज्ज्योत्स्नाशुभ्रां शशियुतजटाजूटमुकुटां
वरत्रासत्राणस्फटिकगुटिकापुस्तककराम् । सकृत्र त्वा नत्वा कथमपि सतां सान्निदधते
मधुक्षीरद्राक्षामधुरिमधुरीणा भणतयः ॥ १५ ॥ One may meditate upon Her form, reddish like the rising Sun and with Her Red glow, covering the entire earth and the heaven. कवीन्दाणां चेतःकमलवनबालातपरुचिं
भजन्ते ये सन्तः कतिचिदरुणामेव भवतीम् । विरिञ्चिप्रेयस्यास्तरुणतरशृङ्गारलहरी
गभीराभिर्वाग्भिविदधति सतां रञ्जनममी ॥ १६ ॥ तनुच्छायाभिस्ते तरुणतरणिश्रीसरणिभि
दिवं सर्वामुर्वीमरुणिमनिमग्नां स्मरति यः
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| SR No. | 007005 |
| Book Title | World of Philosophy |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Christopher Key Chapple, Intaj Malek, Dilip Charan, Sunanda Shastri, Prashant Dave |
| Publisher | Shanti Prakashan |
| Publication Year | 2011 |
| Total Pages | 1002 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 30 MB |