dhṛtistambhādhārāṃ dṛḍhaguṇanibaddhāṃ sagamanāṃvicitrāṃ padmāḍhyāṃ pratidivasasanmārgaghaṭitām ;smarāre maccetaḥsphuṭapaṭakuṭīṃ prāpya viśadāṃjaya svāmin śaktyā saha śiva gaṇaiḥ sevita vibho . 21 .
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A dwelling prepared in the heart
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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 |
|---|---|
Supported by pillars of resolve, firmly tied with good qualities, and fit for movement. | |
Beautiful, adorned with lotuses, and brought along the good path each day. | |
Enter this clear tent of my heart, O destroyer of desire. | |
Dwell gloriously with Shakti and your attendants, O Lord. |
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 |
|---|---|
Supported by pillars of resolve, firmly tied with good qualities, and fit for movement. Key expressions in this quarter: dhṛti — steadfast resolve; stambha — pillar; guṇa — quality or cord. | |
Beautiful, adorned with lotuses, and brought along the good path each day. Key expressions in this quarter: sanmārga — good path. | |
Enter this clear tent of my heart, O destroyer of desire. Key expressions in this quarter: cetas — heart or mind; paṭakuṭī — tent. | |
Dwell gloriously with Shakti and your attendants, O Lord. Key expressions in this quarter: śakti — Shakti; gaṇa — attendant group. |
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 |
|---|---|
steadfast resolve | |
pillar | |
quality or cord Both a quality and a cord: the tent image lets the two senses support each other. | |
good path | |
heart or mind | |
tent | |
Shakti | |
attendant group |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
A dwelling prepared in the heart
Supported by pillars of resolve, firmly tied with good qualities, and fit for movement. Beautiful, adorned with lotuses, and brought along the good path each day. Enter this clear tent of my heart, O destroyer of desire. Dwell gloriously with Shakti and your attendants, O Lord.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The mind becomes a furnished dwelling. Resolve is its support and cultivated qualities are its binding cords. Instead of asking for a distant vision alone, the poet invites Shiva and Shakti to inhabit a life being prepared through daily practice.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
What quality would make my inward dwelling more hospitable today?
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
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Associated Tattva
Shiva and Uma
The heart-tent is prepared with resolve and qualities before Shiva is invited to enter with Shakti. The divine pair is welcomed into a cultivated inward dwelling.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
What quality would make my inward dwelling more hospitable today?
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