चंद्रिका चंद्रकांतांबुश्चंचदापा चलद्युतिः । चिन्मयी चितिरूपा च चंद्रायुतशनानना
caṃdrikā caṃdrakāṃtāṃbuścaṃcadāpā caladyutiḥ | cinmayī citirūpā ca caṃdrāyutaśanānanā
她即是月光;她是月爱宝石般的水润光辉;其光彩摇曳流动。她是纯净的觉知,本然的意识之相;她的容颜美若千万轮明月。
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/ṛṣis seeking Kāśī-mahātmyam
Scene: Devī appears as moonlight over the Gaṅgā, her face like countless moons; moonstone-like watery radiance shimmers, suggesting consciousness itself rippling through Kāśī’s night.
The Goddess is not merely luminous like the moon—she is Consciousness itself; devotion in Kāśī is meant to awaken inner awareness (citi).
Kāśī/Vārāṇasī, the sacred geography underlying the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s praise.
No direct injunction appears; the verse supports contemplative japa/recitation focusing on the Devī as Consciousness.
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