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LALITĀ-SAHASRANAMA
 
Sound is her form; other name or form
has she none; and the syllable Hrim
is her symbol.
 
302-304. Modest she is, and cordial withal; she
rejects nothing, she seeks nothing.
 
305-306 She is worshipped by Kubera himself,
for she is the Queen.
 
299-301.
 
307-308. Lovely she is, and her eyes are like lotuses.
309-311. She gives delight, she is full of charm,
she is the essence of all things we
 
enjoy.
 
312-313. She wears a girdle of tinkling bells-
she is Lakşmi herself.
 
314-316. Her face is like the full moon, her form
is like that of Rati, and to Rati she
is ever dear.
 
317-320. She is the Saviour, she slays the demons;
but she is also like a woman passio-
nately fond of her husband.
 
321-322. She is to be longed for, she is herself
both Siva and Devi.
 
323-326. She is fond of kadamba flowers-the
Blessed one, the Root of the world,
the Sea of Compassion.
 
327-328. She is the embodiment of all arts; art is
indeed her own speech.
 
329 333. Lovely is she and fond of mead; she is
the giver of boons, her eyes are full
of grace; she is intoxicated with the
offerings of the juice of dates.