मौलौ गङ्गा शशाङ्कौ

करचरणतले शीतलाङ्गा भुजङ्गा:

वामे भागे दयार्द्र हिमगिरि तनया

चन्दनं सर्व गात्रे

इदं शीतं प्रभूतं तव कनकसभानाथ

सोढुं  क्व शक्ति:

चित्ते निर्वेद तप्ते यदि भवति न ते

नित्य वासो मदीये।

 

मौलौ=On the crown of your head

गङ्गा=ganges(is there which is very cold)

शशाङ्कौ=the crescent moon(which is also cold)

करचरणतले=on your hands and feet

शीतलाङ्गा=cold bodied

भुजङ्गा:=snakes (are there)

वामे भागे=in your left side

दयार्द्र=wet with compassion (because of which her body is cold)

हिमगिरि तनया=the daughter of Himavan, (हिम्=ice),( गिरि=mountain), so she is obviously cold

सर्व गात्रे =the entire body

चन्दनं =sandal wood (which is very cold)

कनकसभानाथ =Kanakasabha Natha!

यदि=if

मदीये चित्ते =in my mind

निर्वेद तप्ते =which is boiling with ignorance

ते नित्यवास:=your permanent residing

न भवति =does not happen

इदं प्रभूतं शीतं=thus surrounded by all cold objects

सोढुं क्व शक्ति :=how can you withstand or bear this?

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-- Smt. Satya Subramanyam