nālaṃ vā paramopakārakamidaṃ tvekaṃ paśūnāṃ patepaśyankukṣigatāṃścarācaragaṇānbāhyasthitān rakṣitum ;sarvāmartyapalāyanauṣadhamatijvālākaraṃ bhīkaraṃnikṣiptaṃ garalaṃ gale na gilitaṃ nodgīrṇameva tvayā . 31 .
ŚLOKA 31 / 100
Compassion held in the throat
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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 |
|---|---|
Is this one deed not enough as the highest help, O Lord of beings? | |
To protect the moving and unmoving beings within your body and those outside. | |
You took the terrifying, fiercely burning poison from which the immortals fled. | |
Holding it in your throat, neither swallowing it nor releasing it. |
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 |
|---|---|
Is this one deed not enough as the highest help, O Lord of beings? Key expressions in this quarter: upakāra — help or beneficent action; paśūnāṃ pate — Lord of beings. | |
To protect the moving and unmoving beings within your body and those outside. Key expressions in this quarter: kukṣi — belly or interior; carācara — moving and unmoving. | |
You took the terrifying, fiercely burning poison from which the immortals fled. Key expressions in this quarter: bhīkara — terrifying. | |
Holding it in your throat, neither swallowing it nor releasing it. Key expressions in this quarter: garala — poison; gala — throat; nodgīrṇa — not expelled. |
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 |
|---|---|
help or beneficent action | |
Lord of beings | |
belly or interior | |
moving and unmoving | |
terrifying | |
poison | |
throat | |
not expelled |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
Compassion held in the throat
Is this one deed not enough as the highest help, O Lord of beings? To protect the moving and unmoving beings within your body and those outside. You took the terrifying, fiercely burning poison from which the immortals fled. Holding it in your throat, neither swallowing it nor releasing it.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The verse dwells on the precision of Shiva's protection in the poison episode. Swallowing would endanger what is within, and releasing it would endanger what is outside. The throat becomes the image of care that receives danger without passing it on.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
How can I respond to difficulty without simply transmitting it to someone else?
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
Shiva holds poison in the throat to protect those within and outside. The image presents compassion as receiving danger without transmitting it elsewhere.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
How can I respond to difficulty without simply transmitting it to someone else?
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