nālaṃ vā sakṛdeva deva bhavataḥ sevā natirvā nutiḥpūjā vā smaraṇaṃ kathāśravaṇamapyālokanaṃ mādṛśām ;svāminnasthiradevatānusaraṇāyāsena kiṃ labhyatekā vā muktiritaḥ kuto bhavati cetkiṃ prārthanīyaṃ tadā . 33 .
ŚLOKA 33 / 100
The sufficiency of one remembrance
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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 not even one act of service, bowing or praise enough for people such as us? | |
One worship, remembrance, hearing of your story, or sight of you? | |
What is gained by exhausting ourselves in pursuit of impermanent divine rewards? | |
If liberation is found here, what further thing needs to be requested? |
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 not even one act of service, bowing or praise enough for people such as us? Key expressions in this quarter: sakṛt — once; nati — bowing; nuti — praise. | |
One worship, remembrance, hearing of your story, or sight of you? Key expressions in this quarter: smaraṇa — remembrance; śravaṇa — hearing. | |
What is gained by exhausting ourselves in pursuit of impermanent divine rewards? Key expressions in this quarter: āyāsa — exhaustion. | |
If liberation is found here, what further thing needs to be requested? Key expressions in this quarter: mukti — liberation; prārthanīya — to be requested. |
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 |
|---|---|
once | |
bowing | |
praise | |
remembrance | |
hearing | |
exhaustion | |
liberation | |
to be requested |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
The sufficiency of one remembrance
Is not even one act of service, bowing or praise enough for people such as us? One worship, remembrance, hearing of your story, or sight of you? What is gained by exhausting ourselves in pursuit of impermanent divine rewards? If liberation is found here, what further thing needs to be requested?
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The accumulation of simple devotional acts leads to a question about sufficiency. The speaker does not measure practice only by quantity. Instead, the verse asks whether wholehearted contact with Shiva already points beyond the restless multiplication of goals.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
When do I recognize enough, rather than immediately ask for more?
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
Devotion as the desired fruit
The repeated alternatives—service, bowing, praise, remembrance and hearing—lead to the question whether a wholehearted act is already sufficient. Practice is not measured by accumulation alone.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
When do I recognize enough, rather than immediately ask for more?
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