atimṛdulau mama caraṇā-vatikaṭhinaṃ te mano bhavānīśa ;iti vicikitsāṃ santyajaśiva kathamāsīdgirau tathā veśaḥ . 95 .
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Do not hesitate to enter
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 |
|---|---|
Do not think, Lord of Bhavani, that your feet are too tender | |
And my mind far too hard. | |
Put that hesitation aside, Shiva. | |
After all, how did you come to dwell on a mountain? |
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 |
|---|---|
Do not think, Lord of Bhavani, that your feet are too tender Key expressions in this quarter: mṛdula — tender; caraṇa — feet. | |
And my mind far too hard. Key expressions in this quarter: kaṭhina — hard; manas — mind. | |
Put that hesitation aside, Shiva. Key expressions in this quarter: vicikitsā — hesitation or doubt; santyaja — abandon. | |
After all, how did you come to dwell on a mountain? Key expressions in this quarter: giri — mountain; veśa — dwelling. |
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 |
|---|---|
tender | |
feet | |
hard | |
mind | |
hesitation or doubt | |
abandon | |
mountain | |
dwelling |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
Do not hesitate to enter
Do not think, Lord of Bhavani, that your feet are too tender And my mind far too hard. Put that hesitation aside, Shiva. After all, how did you come to dwell on a mountain?
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The imagined objection belongs to a loving conversation with Shiva: will tender feet tolerate a hard mind? The mountain home becomes the poet’s reassuring reply. The image returns to the possibility that grace can enter an imperfect heart without waiting for a claim of perfection.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
What makes me hesitate to welcome practice into an imperfect life?
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 mountain-dweller is asked not to hesitate before a hard mind. The poet uses Shiva’s own dwelling as an argument for the heart’s continued welcome.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
What makes me hesitate to welcome practice into an imperfect life?
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Telugu source variants
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