dharmo me caturaṅghrikaḥ sucaritaḥ pāpaṃ vināśaṃ gataṃkāmakrodhamadādayo vigalitāḥ kālāḥ sukhāviṣkṛtaḥ ;jñānānandamahauṣadhiḥ suphalitā kaivalyanāthe sadāmānye mānasapuṇḍarīkanagare rājāvataṃse sthite . 39 .
ŚLOKA 39 / 100
When the heart has a ruler
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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 |
|---|---|
Righteousness stands firmly on four feet and wrongdoing moves toward destruction. | |
Desire, anger and pride loosen their hold, and time reveals happiness. | |
The great medicinal plant of knowledge and joy bears fruit. | |
When the Lord of freedom, moon-crowned, always dwells in the lotus-city of my mind. |
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 |
|---|---|
Righteousness stands firmly on four feet and wrongdoing moves toward destruction. Key expressions in this quarter: dharma — righteous order; caturaṅghrika — four-footed. | |
Desire, anger and pride loosen their hold, and time reveals happiness. Key expressions in this quarter: kāma — desire; krodha — anger; mada — pride. | |
The great medicinal plant of knowledge and joy bears fruit. Key expressions in this quarter: jñāna — knowledge; kaivalya — liberating freedom. | |
When the Lord of freedom, moon-crowned, always dwells in the lotus-city of my mind. Key expressions in this quarter: mānasapuṇḍarīka — lotus of the mind. |
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 |
|---|---|
righteous order | |
four-footed | |
desire | |
anger | |
pride | |
knowledge | |
liberating freedom | |
lotus of the mind |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
When the heart has a ruler
Righteousness stands firmly on four feet and wrongdoing moves toward destruction. Desire, anger and pride loosen their hold, and time reveals happiness. The great medicinal plant of knowledge and joy bears fruit. When the Lord of freedom, moon-crowned, always dwells in the lotus-city of my mind.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
An inward kingdom supplies the governing image. Stability in dharma and the fading of destructive impulses are described as the fruits of Shiva's presence there. The medicinal plant suggests growth and maturation, rather than a claim that a single thought instantly resolves every struggle.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
What would I notice if steadiness rather than anger governed one response 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
The heart as a place of worship
When Shiva dwells in the heart-lotus, dharma is steadied and destructive tendencies lose force. The inward kingdom links devotion with conduct and understanding.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
What would I notice if steadiness rather than anger governed one response today?
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