kadā vā kailāse kanakamaṇisaudhe saha gaṇai-rvasan śambhoragre sphuṭaghaṭitamūrdhāñjalipuṭaḥ ;vibho sāmba svāmin paramaśiva pāhīti nigada-nvidhātR^īṇāṃ kalpān kṣaṇamiva vineṣyāmi sukhataḥ . 24 .
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An age passing like a moment
About these study notes: English meanings and explanations were generated with AI assistance and have not been independently reviewed by a Sanskrit scholar. Sanskrit text follows the cited source editions.
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 |
|---|---|
When shall I dwell on Kailasa, in a palace of gold and jewels, among your attendants? | |
Standing before Shambhu with joined hands raised firmly above my head. | |
Calling: Lord, with Uma, Supreme Shiva, protect me! | |
And pass the creators' vast ages in happiness as though they were a moment? |
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 |
|---|---|
When shall I dwell on Kailasa, in a palace of gold and jewels, among your attendants? Key expressions in this quarter: kailāsa — Kailasa; saudha — palace. | |
Standing before Shambhu with joined hands raised firmly above my head. Key expressions in this quarter: añjalipuṭa — joined hands; śambhu — Shambhu. | |
Calling: Lord, with Uma, Supreme Shiva, protect me! Key expressions in this quarter: sāmba — with Uma; pāhi — protect. | |
And pass the creators' vast ages in happiness as though they were a moment? Key expressions in this quarter: kalpa — cosmic age; kṣaṇa — moment. |
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 |
|---|---|
Kailasa | |
palace | |
joined hands | |
Shambhu | |
with Uma | |
protect | |
cosmic age | |
moment |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
An age passing like a moment
When shall I dwell on Kailasa, in a palace of gold and jewels, among your attendants? Standing before Shambhu with joined hands raised firmly above my head. Calling: Lord, with Uma, Supreme Shiva, protect me! And pass the creators' vast ages in happiness as though they were a moment?
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The imagined setting is abundant, but its center is a simple gesture and prayer. The contrast between cosmic ages and a moment expresses absorption in divine presence. The imported IAST has a mixed-transliteration token in the last line; it is retained in the source and flagged for textual review.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
When has wholehearted attention changed my sense of time?
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
Joy and freedom
The imagined prayer on Kailasa absorbs the speaker so completely that cosmic ages pass like a moment. The time-image conveys delight in presence.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
When has wholehearted attention changed my sense of time?
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Telugu source variants
[సహ గణైః వసన్]
Source review note: the IAST edition contains the mixed-format spelling “vidhātR^īṇāṃ”. It is preserved pending source review.