कनकधारास्तोत्रं सानुवादम् /31

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ANNOTATION
 

 
1. Vandāru is a prayerful devotee, vandārur abhivādeke

as the Amarakośa gives it. A hymn itself is a

panegyric as abhavādinī eshā rṛik bhavati, Nirukta.

Mandaāra is a celestial wish-fulfilling tree like the

Kalpavrṛiksha, flowers from which that have abiding

perfume and never fade are used by SŚachi: sśach-
ya
yās chiram pāṇḍukopolalamṁbiīn mandāraśūnyaān ala-
ka
kāmśchakāra, Raghuvamsśa, 6, 23. mandāramālā-

kalitālakāyai is the description of Devi, in the

Ardhanārinateśastotra of Śankara.
 

 
Tamāla is a tree of dark foliage. Vishnu who is

dark like laden cloud is dark like Tamāla, tarunā-
tamalani
tamālanīlabahalonnamadambudaāḥ, Malatimadhava,
ālatiīmādhava,
9,18. The horipilation of Hari is like Tamāla in

tender sprouts.
 

 
Apāngalilā or the sport of a side-long glance is
attractive chalapangam dr
attractive chalāpāṅgam dṛishtiḥ, Abhijñānaśākunta-

lam, 1,24., yad iyam punar apyapānganetrā pariv rṛit-
tārdhamukhi mayadya drishta
tārdhamukhi mayādya dṛishtā, Vikaramorasiya,
śīya,
1,17.
 

 
3. Mugdha here means charming and not innocent
ā here means charming and not innocent
or artless, mugdhas sundaramūḍhayoḥ says Amara-

kośa. Poets compare the dark glances of beauti-

ful damsels to a garland of blue lotuses as in

Kalidaāsa's description of the windows of the

mansions of Ayodhyaā filled with blue lotuses in the

form of the eyes of the women anxious to have a