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Absolute through the highest spiritual and philosophic
insight: samudrapatnyor jalasannipāte pūtātmanām atra
kilābhishekāt, tatvāvavodhena vināpi bhūyas tanutyajām
nāsti śarīrabandhaḥ, Raghuvamśa, 13, 58. Gīrdevatā is
Sarasvatī, Garuḍadvajasundarī is Lakshmī, Śākambharī
is Bhūdevī, consort of Vishṇu, and Śaśiśekharavallabhā
is Pārvatī.
Devī is of the nature of the Vedas that produce
the fruit of meritorious deeds. Compare saishā traiyy-
eva vidyā tapati, Nārāyanopanishad.
Devī is of the nature of Rati or Kāma but quali-
fied by the most desirable dhārmik qualities. Recall
Kṛishṇa's remark dharmāviruddho bhūteshu kāmosmi
bharatarshabha, Bhagavadgitā. She is the power behind
all though her abode is so delicate as a lotus recalling
Śaṅkara's śivas śaktyā yukto yadi bhavati śaktaḥ
prabhavitum, Saundaryalahari.
This exactly answers the Śrīsūkta where Śrī is
hastināda-prabodhini roused by the elephants trumpets
and chiklīta vasa me gṛihe and moistened by them at
dawn.
22. Usually these endowed with learning are in
poverty. Those that are opulent have the minimum
of learning. The grace of Śrī assures both in the
same one, gurutarabhāgyabhāgino.....budhabhāvitā-
śayāḥ, which is a rare feature. Kālidāsa discribes
a fortunate prince as the abode of both the goddess
of Learning and Prosperity that usually dwell
apart; nisargabhinnāspadam ekasamstham asmin
dvayam śrīs cha sarasvatī cha, Ragharamśa, 6, 29.
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