manaste pādābje nivasatu vacaḥ stotraphaṇitaukarau cābhyarcāyāṃ śrutirapi kathākarṇanavidhau ;tava dhyāne buddhirnayanayugalaṃ mūrtivibhaveparagranthānkairvā paramaśiva jāne paramataḥ . 7 .
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Gathering the faculties
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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 |
|---|---|
Let my mind dwell at your lotus feet and my speech in words of praise. | |
Let my hands worship and my hearing listen to your story. | |
Let understanding meditate on you and my eyes behold your form. | |
Beyond this, O Supreme Shiva, what need do I know of other texts or views? |
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 |
|---|---|
Let my mind dwell at your lotus feet and my speech in words of praise. Key expressions in this quarter: manas — mind; vacas — speech. | |
Let my hands worship and my hearing listen to your story. Key expressions in this quarter: karau — the two hands; śruti — hearing. | |
Let understanding meditate on you and my eyes behold your form. Key expressions in this quarter: dhyāna — meditation; buddhi — understanding; nayana — eye. | |
Beyond this, O Supreme Shiva, what need do I know of other texts or views? Key expressions in this quarter: paramaśiva — Supreme Shiva. |
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 |
|---|---|
mind | |
speech | |
the two hands | |
hearing | |
meditation | |
understanding | |
eye | |
Supreme Shiva |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
Gathering the faculties
Let my mind dwell at your lotus feet and my speech in words of praise. Let my hands worship and my hearing listen to your story. Let understanding meditate on you and my eyes behold your form. Beyond this, O Supreme Shiva, what need do I know of other texts or views?
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
Each faculty receives a devotional task. Mind, speech, hands, hearing, understanding and sight become participants in one practice. The closing rhetorical question expresses the speaker's wholehearted commitment; it need not be taken as a dismissal of all learning.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
Which faculty most often wanders, and how might I gently give it a purpose?
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
Mind, speech, hands, hearing, understanding and eyes are assigned complementary devotional activities. Practice gathers the faculties instead of leaving remembrance isolated from daily action.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
Which faculty most often wanders, and how might I gently give it a purpose?
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Telugu source variants
[బుద్ధిః నయనయుగళం]