guhāyāṃ gehe vā bahirapi vane vādriśikharejale vā vahnau vā vasatu vasateḥ kiṃ vada phalam ;sadā yasyaivāntaḥkaraṇamapi śambho tava padesthitaṃ cedyogo’sau sa ca paramayogī sa ca sukhī . 12 .
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Where yoga takes place
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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 someone live in a cave, a house, outdoors, a forest or a mountain summit. | |
In water or fire: what fruit does the dwelling place alone confer? | |
If the inner faculty always rests at your feet, O Shambhu. | |
That is yoga; that person is a true yogin and is happy. |
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 someone live in a cave, a house, outdoors, a forest or a mountain summit. Key expressions in this quarter: guhā — cave; geha — house; adriśikhara — mountain summit. | |
In water or fire: what fruit does the dwelling place alone confer? Key expressions in this quarter: vasati — dwelling. | |
If the inner faculty always rests at your feet, O Shambhu. Key expressions in this quarter: antaḥkaraṇa — inner faculty; pada — foot or resting place. | |
That is yoga; that person is a true yogin and is happy. Key expressions in this quarter: yoga — spiritual integration; sukhī — one who is happy. |
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 |
|---|---|
cave | |
house | |
mountain summit | |
dwelling | |
inner faculty | |
foot or resting place | |
spiritual integration | |
one who is happy |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
Where yoga takes place
Let someone live in a cave, a house, outdoors, a forest or a mountain summit. In water or fire: what fruit does the dwelling place alone confer? If the inner faculty always rests at your feet, O Shambhu. That is yoga; that person is a true yogin and is happy.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
Striking locations and severe conditions are set against a quieter criterion. The focus is not the prestige of a retreat but the steadiness of inward attention. The word yoga is used here to name the mind's abiding orientation toward Shiva.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
Can I return to attentive practice in the place where I already live?
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
Cave, house, forest and mountain are possible settings, but the verse locates yoga in the mind’s abiding at Shiva’s feet. Location alone does not establish that inward steadiness.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
Can I return to attentive practice in the place where I already live?
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