trayīvedyaṃ hṛdyaṃ tripuraharamādyaṃ trinayanaṃjaṭābhārodāraṃ caladuragahāraṃ mṛgadharam ;mahādevaṃ devaṃ mayi sadayabhāvaṃ paśupatiṃcidālambaṃ sāmbaṃ śivamativiḍambaṃ hṛdi bhaje . 3 .
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Holding Shiva in the heart
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 |
|---|---|
Known through the Vedas, dear to the heart, destroyer of Tripura, primordial and three-eyed. | |
Splendid with matted hair, a moving serpent garland, and a deer in hand. | |
The great Lord, divine and compassionate toward me, the Lord of beings. | |
I worship Shiva in the heart, the support of consciousness, with Uma, beyond measure in auspiciousness. |
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 |
|---|---|
Known through the Vedas, dear to the heart, destroyer of Tripura, primordial and three-eyed. The epithets are directed toward the object of bhaje in the last quarter. The known-through-the-Vedas description stands beside hṛdya, dear to the heart. | |
Splendid with matted hair, a moving serpent garland, and a deer in hand. The description turns to visible attributes: abundant matted hair, a moving serpent garland and a deer held in the hand. | |
The great Lord, divine and compassionate toward me, the Lord of beings. Mayi makes the compassionate disposition personal: toward me. Paśupati joins the Lord with the beings under his care. | |
I worship Shiva in the heart, the support of consciousness, with Uma, beyond measure in auspiciousness. Hṛdi bhaje gathers the descriptions into one act of inward worship. Cidālamba and sāmba introduce consciousness and the presence together with Uma. |
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 |
|---|---|
the three Vedas The Vedic triad; trayīvedya describes Shiva as known through it. | |
three-eyed An epithet of Shiva: tri, three, and nayana, eye. | |
to be known Trayīvedya describes Shiva as knowable through the Vedic triad. | |
dear to the heart Adds an affective quality alongside the reference to sacred learning. | |
destroyer of the three cities A mythic epithet of Shiva, listed among the objects of the closing bhaje. | |
primordial; first An epithet describing Shiva’s priority. | |
matted hair The mass of matted hair forms part of the contemplated appearance. | |
bearer of a deer Mṛga, deer, and dhara, bearer: an attribute of the pictured form. | |
mass or abundance Within jaṭābhāra: the abundant matted locks of the contemplated form. | |
splendid; noble Completes the description associated with the mass of matted hair. | |
serpent Within caladuragahāra: a moving serpent serves as a garland. | |
garland or necklace Part of the visual description of the serpent ornament. | |
the great Lord Mahā, great, and deva, Lord or deity. The title intensifies the address. | |
Lord of beings Paśu and pati join the dependent being with its protector or Lord. | |
toward me; in relation to me Locative pronoun making the description of compassion personal. | |
compassionate In sadayabhāva: a disposition of compassion toward the speaker. | |
disposition or state The compassionate disposition is part of the form being worshipped. | |
consciousness In cidālamba: consciousness and its support. The description moves beyond visible attributes. | |
I worship or cherish First-person verb. Hṛdi, in the heart, tells where this worship is directed. | |
support Within cidālamba, read together with cit, consciousness. | |
together with Uma The compound brings the goddess into the closing descriptions of Shiva. | |
in the heart Locative singular; it locates the closing act of worship. |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
Holding Shiva in the heart
I worship Shiva in my heart: the primordial, three-eyed Lord, known through the Vedas, bearing matted locks, serpents and a deer. I turn toward the compassionate Lord of beings, the support of consciousness, together with Uma.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The verse strings together descriptions before arriving at hṛdi bhaje, “I worship in the heart.” Its grammatical movement makes the many epithets the object of one act of devotion. Trayīvedya points to the Vedas, while hṛdya adds the quality of being dear to the heart.
Tripurahara, trinayana, jaṭābhāra and mṛgadhara gather the recognizable divine form through names and attributes. The third quarter makes the relationship personal with mayi sadayabhāvam, a compassionate disposition toward me. Paśupati names the Lord whose protection is sought.
Cidālamba and sāmba carry the description beyond outward appearance: the support of consciousness and the presence together with Uma. The closing inward worship gathers the pictured attributes, sacred names and request for compassion into one sustained attention.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
Which name or attribute helps me hold my attention steadily?
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
The heart as a place of worship
After naming Shiva’s visible attributes, the verse ends with hṛdi bhaje: “I worship in the heart.” The inward act gathers the preceding descriptions.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
Which name or attribute helps me hold my attention steadily?
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