phalādvā puṇyānāṃ mayi karuṇayā vā tvayi vibhoprasanne’pi svāmin bhavadamalapādābjayugalam ;kathaṃ paśyeyaṃ māṃ sthagayati namaḥsambhramajuṣāṃnilimpānāṃ śreṇirnijakanakamāṇikyamakuṭaiḥ . 17 .
ŚLOKA 17 / 100
A glimpse through the crowd
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02 / PHRASE STUDY · PADĀRTHA
A phrase at a time.
Follow the words into meaning. Select a phrase to locate it in the verse above. Read the quarters together for the full sentence.
Sringeri IAST text · source wording and line-break hyphens retained. English glosses follow the connected Sanskrit sense.
Vignanam text · spellings and hyphens retained. English glosses follow the base Sanskrit; variant readings are not separately translated.
| Selected phrase | Meaning in context |
|---|---|
Whether through the fruit of merit or your compassion, you may be pleased with me. | |
Even then, Lord, how shall I see your stainless lotus feet? | |
The eager crowd bowing before you obstructs my view. | |
Rows of celestial beings hide it with their gold-and-ruby crowns. |
These four study units follow the printed quarters. Sentences and compounds can continue across a line break; read the whole verse for connected meaning. The source wording stays unchanged.
| Selected phrase | Meaning in context |
|---|---|
Whether through the fruit of merit or your compassion, you may be pleased with me. Key expressions in this quarter: puṇya — merit; karuṇā — compassion. | |
Even then, Lord, how shall I see your stainless lotus feet? Key expressions in this quarter: prasanna — gracious or pleased; amala — stainless. | |
The eager crowd bowing before you obstructs my view. Key expressions in this quarter: paśyeyam — may I see; namas — bowing. | |
Rows of celestial beings hide it with their gold-and-ruby crowns. Key expressions in this quarter: nilimpa — celestial being; makuṭa — crown. |
Selected words and compound parts are shown in IAST. This is a contextual vocabulary study, not an exhaustive grammatical analysis. The source phrase follows your selected script. Locate highlights that unchanged phrase; learning forms are not substituted into the verse.
| Word / source phrase | Meaning in context |
|---|---|
merit | |
compassion | |
gracious or pleased | |
stainless | |
may I see | |
bowing | |
celestial being | |
crown |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
A glimpse through the crowd
Whether through the fruit of merit or your compassion, you may be pleased with me. Even then, Lord, how shall I see your stainless lotus feet? The eager crowd bowing before you obstructs my view. Rows of celestial beings hide it with their gold-and-ruby crowns.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The humor comes from a practical obstacle in a divine assembly. Even after gaining favor, the small devotee seems crowded out by grand visitors. Their splendid crowns, signs of status, become barriers to the very feet before which all are bowing.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
What impressive thing can distract me from the object of reverence itself?
Read this verse once more, then sit with the question. Notice the particular image or expression that holds your attention. You do not need to force an answer.
Keep a reflection or question ↓06 / THEMES & TATTVA
Connected themes
Editorial lenses; a verse may invite other readings.
Associated Tattva
Grace and approach
The crowns of celestial worshippers obstruct the small devotee’s view of the feet. Status becomes an obstacle in the scene, while the request remains simply to see.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
What impressive thing can distract me from the object of reverence itself?
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