Mellifluous breeze

What is this, Chandramukhi? I was likening you to fortitude. What you turn out to be? Wax doll? Look at you, melting away. Will you let the candle melt away and cast me in dark?

Nutan & Manish in Saraswatichandra (1968)

Mahadevi, by artist Rajeshwar Nyalapalli

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The daybreak smile of Chandika removes ignorance like daybreak removes the darkness of ignorance all round. May that smile bless the pious people to bloom the lotus of their hearts. ||8.1||

Mahakali who is in the form of sleep of all living beings manifests as yogic sleep (yoganidra) in Vishnu. Oh, my friend (devotee), the glory of Mahakali, consort of Mahakala may be praised. ||8.2||

Sleep of all living beings refers to lack of memory of the Self. ||8.2||

Oh, Mother! Your manifestation as yoganidra in Mahavishnu left him when you were praised by Brahma. Otherwise, how could Vishnu annihilate the demons Madhu and Kaitabha? ||8.3||

Vishnu could annihilate the demons only after Devi released him from the influence of her yoganidra. ||8.3||

~  “Uma Sahasram” Stakaba 8 – Charithrathryam – Three anecdotes, Verses 1-2-3 

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https://sanskritdocuments.org/sites/umasahasram/08stabaka.html

mp3: http://www.sriramana.org/music/umasahasram/08_Charithrathryam.mp3

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My dearest friend, do not forget me.

Madhubala