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Verse 1.327

पञ्चभूतात्मकं दीपं शिवस्नेहेन सिञ्चितम्। रक्षयेत्सूर्यवातेन प्राणी जीवः स्थिरो भवेत्

The lamp, composed of the five elements, sprinkled with the oil of Shiva's grace, should be protected by the solar wind; thus the living being becomes steady. This verse presents the human body as a delicate flame flickering within a…

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