krīḍārthaṃ sṛjasi prapañcamakhilaṃ krīḍāmṛgāste janāyatkarmācaritaṃ mayā ca bhavataḥ prītyai bhavatyeva tat ;śambho svasya kutūhalasya karaṇaṃ macceṣṭitaṃ niścitaṃtasmānmāmakarakṣaṇaṃ paśupate kartavyameva tvayā . 66 .
ŚLOKA 66 / 100
The play and its participant
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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 |
|---|---|
You create the entire world for play, and people are creatures of that play. | |
Whatever action I have performed thus becomes part of your delight. | |
Shambhu, my activity is surely an instrument of your own curiosity. | |
Therefore you, Lord of beings, must undertake my protection. |
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 |
|---|---|
You create the entire world for play, and people are creatures of that play. Key expressions in this quarter: krīḍā — play; prapañca — worldly manifestation. | |
Whatever action I have performed thus becomes part of your delight. Key expressions in this quarter: karma — action; prīti — delight. | |
Shambhu, my activity is surely an instrument of your own curiosity. Key expressions in this quarter: kutūhala — curiosity; ceṣṭita — activity. | |
Therefore you, Lord of beings, must undertake my protection. Key expressions in this quarter: rakṣaṇa — protection; kartavya — what is to be done. |
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 |
|---|---|
play | |
worldly manifestation | |
action | |
delight | |
curiosity | |
activity | |
protection | |
what is to be done |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
The play and its participant
You create the entire world for play, and people are creatures of that play. Whatever action I have performed thus becomes part of your delight. Shambhu, my activity is surely an instrument of your own curiosity. Therefore you, Lord of beings, must undertake my protection.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The devotee builds a playful argument from divine play. If the Lord's world includes this small participant, the participant asks to remain under the Lord's care. This poetic plea should not be turned into an excuse to abandon responsibility for one's actions.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
Can I hold my role lightly while still acting responsibly?
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
Grace and approach
The speaker reasons that a participant in divine play remains the Lord’s concern. The plea turns the idea of play into an appeal for continuing protection.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
Can I hold my role lightly while still acting responsibly?
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