karalagnamṛgaḥ karīndrabhaṅgoghanaśārdūlavikhaṇḍano’stajantuḥ ;giriśo viśadākṛtiśca cetaḥ-kuhare pañcamukho’sti me kuto bhīḥ . 44 .
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Fearlessness in the heart's cave
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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 |
|---|---|
A deer rests in his hand; he overcomes the mighty elephant. | |
He subdues the great tiger and brings other creatures to rest. | |
The mountain Lord, clear in form, is within the cave of my heart. | |
The five-faced one is there: what cause have I for fear? |
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 |
|---|---|
A deer rests in his hand; he overcomes the mighty elephant. Key expressions in this quarter: karalagna — resting in the hand; mṛga — deer; karīndra — mighty elephant. | |
He subdues the great tiger and brings other creatures to rest. Key expressions in this quarter: śārdūla — tiger. | |
The mountain Lord, clear in form, is within the cave of my heart. Key expressions in this quarter: viśada — clear; cetaḥkuhara — cave of the heart. | |
The five-faced one is there: what cause have I for fear? Key expressions in this quarter: pañcamukha — five-faced; bhīḥ — fear. |
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 |
|---|---|
resting in the hand | |
deer | |
mighty elephant | |
tiger | |
clear | |
cave of the heart | |
five-faced The five-faced Lord is remembered within the heart-cave; the surrounding animal imagery also supports a leonine reading. | |
fear |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
Fearlessness in the heart's cave
A deer rests in his hand; he overcomes the mighty elephant. He subdues the great tiger and brings other creatures to rest. The mountain Lord, clear in form, is within the cave of my heart. The five-faced one is there: what cause have I for fear?
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The short verse compresses a strong protective image. Pañcamukha, five-faced, evokes Shiva and also lends itself to leonine imagery through the verse's animal setting. The final question does not analyze fear; it expresses the confidence of remembering a protecting presence within.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
What recollection helps me meet fear without being wholly carried by 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
The heart as a place of worship
Remembering the five-faced Lord in the heart’s cave supports the closing question about fear. Protection is imagined as a presence within the dwelling of attention.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
What recollection helps me meet fear without being wholly carried by it?
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