bhaktirmaheśapadapuṣkaramāvasantīkādambinīva kurute paritoṣavarṣam ;sampūrito bhavati yasya manastaṭāka-stajjanmasasyamakhilaṃ saphalaṃ ca nānyat . 76 .
ŚLOKA 76 / 100
The rain of devotion
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 |
|---|---|
Devotion dwells in the lotus of Mahesha’s feet. | |
Like a rain cloud, it showers contentment. | |
The lake of the mind becomes full. | |
The entire crop of life then bears fruit. |
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 |
|---|---|
Devotion dwells in the lotus of Mahesha’s feet. Key expressions in this quarter: bhaktiḥ — devotion; padapuṣkaram — the lotus of the feet. | |
Like a rain cloud, it showers contentment. Key expressions in this quarter: kādambinī — rain cloud; paritoṣa — contentment. | |
The lake of the mind becomes full. Key expressions in this quarter: manas — mind; taṭāka — lake. | |
The entire crop of life then bears fruit. Key expressions in this quarter: janman — life or birth; saphala — fruitful. |
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 |
|---|---|
devotion | |
the lotus of the feet | |
rain cloud | |
contentment | |
mind | |
lake | |
life or birth | |
fruitful |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
The rain of devotion
Devotion dwells in the lotus of Mahesha’s feet. Like a rain cloud, it showers contentment. The lake of the mind becomes full. The entire crop of life then bears fruit.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The verse joins three images: the lotus of the feet, the rain cloud of devotion, and the mind as a lake. Contentment is the rain that makes growth possible. The harvest concerns a life made fruitful through devotion, rather than a promise of material success.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
What nourishes a lasting sense of contentment in my practice?
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
Devotion rains contentment into the lake of the mind, making the crop of life fruitful. The image joins inward nourishment with a life that bears meaning.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
What nourishes a lasting sense of contentment in my practice?
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