Meaning -
This is a hymn in praise of ‘anjana’, collyrium, literally speaking. But all the mantras cannot be properly understood in the literal sense: for example, “it is a good protective for horses and cows” makes no sense. Hence anjana has to be interpreted in an extended sense. ‘Anjana’ is a substantive from the root ‘anj’ which means ‘to make clear, to refine, decorate, beautify, to complete, fulfil’. So ‘anjana’ is to be interpreted in the sense of something that beautifies the body, refines the mind and elevates the soul: beauty aids, manners and culture, knowledge and spirituality. Come Anjana, protective grace of life, beauty of the eye, gift of the clouds and mountain of veteran heights, given by all brilliancies of nature and humanity, beatific perfection at the borders of life’s possibilities.

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