kañcitkālamumāmaheśa bhavataḥ pādāravindārcanaiḥkañciddhyānasamādhibhiśca natibhiḥ kañcitkathākarṇanaiḥ ;kañcitkañcidavekṣaṇaiśca nutibhiḥ kañciddaśāmīdṛśīṃyaḥ prāpnoti mudā tvadarpitamanā jīvansa muktaḥ khalu . 81 .
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A life offered in many ways
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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 |
|---|---|
Some time is spent worshipping your lotus feet, Uma-Mahesha. | |
Some is spent in meditation, absorption, bowing and hearing your stories. | |
Some is spent seeing and praising you, in this manner. | |
One who joyfully offers the mind to you is indeed liberated while living. |
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 |
|---|---|
Some time is spent worshipping your lotus feet, Uma-Mahesha. Key expressions in this quarter: arcana — worship; pādāravinda — lotus feet. | |
Some is spent in meditation, absorption, bowing and hearing your stories. Key expressions in this quarter: dhyāna — meditation; samādhi — absorption; kathā — story. | |
Some is spent seeing and praising you, in this manner. Key expressions in this quarter: nuti — praise. | |
One who joyfully offers the mind to you is indeed liberated while living. Key expressions in this quarter: arpitamanas — one whose mind is offered; jīvanmukta — liberated while living. |
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 |
|---|---|
worship | |
lotus feet | |
meditation | |
absorption | |
story | |
praise | |
one whose mind is offered | |
liberated while living |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
A life offered in many ways
Some time is spent worshipping your lotus feet, Uma-Mahesha. Some is spent in meditation, absorption, bowing and hearing your stories. Some is spent seeing and praising you, in this manner. One who joyfully offers the mind to you is indeed liberated while living.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
Practice here has several forms rather than one rigid outward pattern. Worship, listening, contemplation and praise become connected through the offered mind. Liberation while living is the verse’s devotional claim about this inward dedication, not a status the reader must claim for themselves.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
How might different parts of my day share one attentive intention?
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
A life gathered into practice
Worship, meditation, hearing, seeing and praise occupy portions of a life whose mind is offered. The unity lies in dedication across these different activities.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
How might different parts of my day share one attentive intention?
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