vakṣastāḍanaśaṅkayā vicalito vaivasvato nirjarāḥkoṭīrojjvalaratnadīpakalikānīrājanaṃ kurvate ;dṛṣṭvā muktivadhūstanoti nibhṛtāśleṣaṃ bhavānīpateyaccetastava pādapadmabhajanaṃ tasyeha kiṃ durlabham . 65 .
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The devotee's fortune
About these study notes: English meanings and explanations were generated with AI assistance and have not been independently reviewed by a Sanskrit scholar. Sanskrit text follows the cited source editions.
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 |
|---|---|
Death trembles at the thought of a blow to his chest. | |
The gods wave the jeweled lights of their crowns in reverent offering. | |
The bride Liberation approaches with a close embrace, O Lord of Bhavani. | |
For one whose heart worships your lotus feet, what is difficult to attain? |
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 |
|---|---|
Death trembles at the thought of a blow to his chest. Key expressions in this quarter: vaivasvata — Yama, the son of the sun; śaṅkā — apprehension. | |
The gods wave the jeweled lights of their crowns in reverent offering. Key expressions in this quarter: nīrājana — offering of lights; ratna — jewel. | |
The bride Liberation approaches with a close embrace, O Lord of Bhavani. Key expressions in this quarter: mukti — liberation; vadhū — bride. | |
For one whose heart worships your lotus feet, what is difficult to attain? Key expressions in this quarter: bhajana — devoted worship; durlabha — difficult to attain. |
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 |
|---|---|
Yama, the son of the sun | |
apprehension | |
offering of lights | |
jewel | |
liberation | |
bride | |
devoted worship | |
difficult to attain |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
The devotee's fortune
Death trembles at the thought of a blow to his chest. The gods wave the jeweled lights of their crowns in reverent offering. The bride Liberation approaches with a close embrace, O Lord of Bhavani. For one whose heart worships your lotus feet, what is difficult to attain?
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The images reverse ordinary hierarchies: death fears, gods honor, and liberation herself welcomes. They praise the transformative relationship of devotion in a richly personified scene. The rhetorical conclusion expresses confidence in that relationship rather than a promise of every worldly wish.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
How does remembering what I value most change the scale of an obstacle?
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
Joy and freedom
Death, celestial honours and liberation are personified around the devotee. Their reversed relations praise freedom from the powers that ordinarily command fear or desire.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
How does remembering what I value most change the scale of an obstacle?
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