tvatpādāmbujamarcayāmi paramaṃ tvāṃ cintayāmyanvahaṃtvāmīśaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmi vacasā tvāmeva yāce vibho ;vīkṣāṃ me diśa cākṣuṣīṃ sakaruṇāṃ divyaiściraṃ prārthitāṃśambho lokaguro madīyamanasaḥ saukhyopadeśaṃ kuru . 29 .
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Teach the heart to rest
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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 |
|---|---|
I worship your lotus feet and contemplate you, the highest, each day. | |
I come to you for refuge and address my request to you alone. | |
Grant the compassionate glance long sought by celestial beings. | |
O Shambhu, teacher of the world, instruct my mind in happiness. |
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 |
|---|---|
I worship your lotus feet and contemplate you, the highest, each day. Key expressions in this quarter: arcayāmi — I worship; anvaham — each day. | |
I come to you for refuge and address my request to you alone. Key expressions in this quarter: śaraṇa — refuge; yāce — I ask. | |
Grant the compassionate glance long sought by celestial beings. Key expressions in this quarter: sakaruṇa — compassionate; vīkṣā — glance. | |
O Shambhu, teacher of the world, instruct my mind in happiness. Key expressions in this quarter: lokaguru — teacher of the world; upadeśa — instruction. |
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 |
|---|---|
I worship | |
each day | |
refuge | |
I ask | |
compassionate | |
glance | |
teacher of the world | |
instruction |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
Teach the heart to rest
I worship your lotus feet and contemplate you, the highest, each day. I come to you for refuge and address my request to you alone. Grant the compassionate glance long sought by celestial beings. O Shambhu, teacher of the world, instruct my mind in happiness.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
A sequence of active verbs makes the prayer personal and direct: worship, contemplate, seek refuge and ask. The desired teaching is not merely information. It concerns how the mind may find a steadier happiness through the relationship expressed by those acts.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
What would it mean to learn happiness rather than chase it?
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
Worship and refuge culminate in asking the world-teacher to instruct the mind in happiness. The desired gift includes guidance, not only relief.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
What would it mean to learn happiness rather than chase it?
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