समुन्मीलत् संवित् कमलमकरन्दैकरसिकं भजे हंसद्वन्द्वं किमपि महतां मानसचरम्। यदालापादष्टादशगुणितविद्यापरिणति- र्यदादत्ते दोषाद् गुणमखिलमद्भ्यः पय इव॥
samunmīlat saṁvit kamala-makarandāika-rasikaṁ bhajē haṁsa-dvandvaṁ kim api mahatāṁ mānasacaram। yad ālāpād aṣṭādaśa-guṇita-vidyā-pariṇatir yad ādattē dōṣāt guṇam akhilam adbhyaḥ paya iva॥
Translation
I worship the pair of swans, sole enjoyers of the blooming consciousness-lotus’s nectar, moving in great ones’ minds. Their conversation yields eighteen-fold knowledge transformation, taking all qualities from defects, like milk from water.
Word by word
- samunmīlat
- blooming
- saṁvit
- consciousness
- kamala
- lotus
- makaranda
- nectar
- aika-rasikaṁ
- sole enjoyer
- bhajē
- I worship
- haṁsa-dvandvaṁ
- pair of swans
- kim api
- certain
- mahatāṁ
- of great ones
- mānasacaram
- moving in the mind
- yat
- which
- ālāpāt
- from conversation
- aṣṭādaśa-guṇita
- eighteen-fold
- vidyā
- knowledge
- pariṇatiḥ
- transformation
- ādattē
- takes
- dōṣāt
- from defect
- guṇam
- quality
- akhilam
- all
- adbhyaḥ
- from water
- payaḥ
- milk
- iva
- like
Meaning
The haṁsa-dvandva (pair of swans) symbolizes Shiva and Shakti in the manas-cakra (mind chakra), delighting in the nectar of pure consciousness (saṁvit-kamala). Their “conversation” grants profound knowledge (vidyā), likened to eighteen disciplines, and purifies defects into virtues, as swans separate milk from water. In Śrīvidyā, this represents meditation on their union, fostering spiritual wisdom. The verse reflects Shakta tantra, emphasizing their role in mental purification and enlightenment.