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One wearing a white outfit, all-pervading, glowing like the moon, having four hands, and having a pleasant face should be meditated upon...

Soundarya Lahari- 11 Chaturbhih srikanthaih shivayuvathibhih panchabhirapi prabhinnabhih shambho r navabhirapi  moolaprakrithibhih chathuschathvaarimshad vasudala kalaasra thrivalaya thrirekhaabhih saardham thava sharana konaah parinathaah चतुर्भिः श्रीकण्ठैः शिवयुवतिभिः पञ्चभिरपि प्रभिन्नाभिः शंभोर्नवभिरपि मूलप्रकृतिभिः। चतुश्चत्वारिंशद्वसुदलकलाश्रत्रिवलय त्रिरेखाभिः सार्धं तव शरणकोणाः परिणताः॥ चतुर्भिः chaturbhih With four श्रीकण्ठैः srikanthaih Of lord Siva शिवयुवतिभिः shi

सुधाधारासारैश्चरणयुगलान्तर्विगलितैः प्रपञ्चं सिञ्चन्ती पुनरपि रसाम्नायमहसः। अवाप्य स्वां भूमिं भुजगनिभमध्युष्टवलयम् स्वमात्मानं कृत्वा स्वपिषि कुलकुण्डे कुहरिणि॥ Sudhaa dhaaraasaarais charanayugala anthar vigalithaih prapancham sinchanthee punarapi rasaamnaaya mahasah | avaapya svaam bhoomim  bhujaganibham adhyushtavalayam savamaatmaanam krutvaa svapishi kulakunde kuharini ||   सुधाधारा Sudhaa dhaara streams of nectar आसारैः aasaaraih falling of चरणयुगल charana yugala the pai

महीं मूलाधारे कमपि मणिपूरे हुतवहम् स्थितं स्वाधिष्ठाने हृदि मरुतमाकाशमुपरि। मनोऽपि भ्रूमध्ये सकलमपि भित्त्वा कुलपथम् सहस्रारे पद्मे सह रहसि पत्या विहरसे॥ Maheem moolaadhaare kamapi manipoore huthavaham sthitham swaadhishthaane hrudi maruthamaakaasamupari | manopi bhroomadhye sakalamapi bhitvaa kulapatham sahasraare padme saha rahasi patyaa viharase || महीं Maheem Pridhvi tatvam, the earth element मूलाधारे moolaadhaare In Moolaadhaara chakra कमपि kamapi and jala tatvam, water