mārgāvartitapādukā paśupateraṅgasya kūrcāyategaṇḍūṣāmbuniṣecanaṃ puraripordivyābhiṣekāyate ;kiñcidbhakṣitamāṃsaśeṣakabalaṃ navyopahārāyatebhaktiḥ kiṃ na karotyaho vanacaro bhaktāvataṃsāyate . 63 .
ŚLOKA 63 / 100
The hunter's offering
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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 sandal worn on the road becomes a brush for the Lord's body. | |
Water carried in the mouth becomes a divine ritual bathing. | |
A remaining morsel of tasted meat becomes a fresh offering. | |
What can devotion not do? A forest hunter becomes foremost among devotees. |
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 sandal worn on the road becomes a brush for the Lord's body. Key expressions in this quarter: pādukā — sandal; kūrca — brush. | |
Water carried in the mouth becomes a divine ritual bathing. Key expressions in this quarter: gaṇḍūṣāmbu — water held in the mouth; abhiṣeka — ritual bathing. | |
A remaining morsel of tasted meat becomes a fresh offering. Key expressions in this quarter: māṃsa — meat; upahāra — offering. | |
What can devotion not do? A forest hunter becomes foremost among devotees. Key expressions in this quarter: vanacara — forest-dweller; bhaktāvataṃsa — foremost devotee. |
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 |
|---|---|
sandal | |
brush | |
water held in the mouth | |
ritual bathing | |
meat | |
offering | |
forest-dweller The forest-dweller belongs to the exceptional hunter-devotee narrative, not a general ritual prescription. | |
foremost devotee |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
The hunter's offering
A sandal worn on the road becomes a brush for the Lord's body. Water carried in the mouth becomes a divine ritual bathing. A remaining morsel of tasted meat becomes a fresh offering. What can devotion not do? A forest hunter becomes foremost among devotees.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The deliberately startling offerings recall the hunter-devotee tradition commonly associated with Kannappa. The verse praises the transforming force of wholehearted devotion through an exceptional narrative. It is not a general instruction to disregard the disciplines or customs of worship.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
How do I recognize sincerity without judging only by outward polish?
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 hunter’s unconventional offerings become accepted service through devotion. The exceptional story asks what gives an offering value beyond outward polish.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
How do I recognize sincerity without judging only by outward polish?
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