asāre saṃsāre nijabhajanadūre jaḍadhiyābhramantaṃ māmandhaṃ paramakṛpayā pātumucitam ;madanyaḥ ko dīnastava kṛpaṇarakṣātinipuṇa-stvadanyaḥ ko vā me trijagati śaraṇyaḥ paśupate . 13 .
ŚLOKA 13 / 100
An appeal for refuge
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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 |
|---|---|
In an unstable worldly existence, with dull understanding and far from worship. | |
I wander as though blind; it is fitting that your highest compassion protect me. | |
Who is more helpless than I, and who more skilled than you in protecting the distressed? | |
Who else in the three worlds could be my refuge, O Lord of beings? |
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 |
|---|---|
In an unstable worldly existence, with dull understanding and far from worship. Key expressions in this quarter: asāra — without enduring substance; saṃsāra — worldly existence. | |
I wander as though blind; it is fitting that your highest compassion protect me. Key expressions in this quarter: bhramantam — wandering; andha — blind. | |
Who is more helpless than I, and who more skilled than you in protecting the distressed? Key expressions in this quarter: dīna — helpless or distressed; kṛpaṇarakṣā — protection of the afflicted. | |
Who else in the three worlds could be my refuge, O Lord of beings? Key expressions in this quarter: śaraṇya — one who offers refuge; trijagat — the three worlds. |
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 |
|---|---|
without enduring substance | |
worldly existence | |
wandering | |
blind | |
helpless or distressed | |
protection of the afflicted | |
one who offers refuge | |
the three worlds |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
An appeal for refuge
In an unstable worldly existence, with dull understanding and far from worship. I wander as though blind; it is fitting that your highest compassion protect me. Who is more helpless than I, and who more skilled than you in protecting the distressed? Who else in the three worlds could be my refuge, O Lord of beings?
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The speaker places personal incapacity beside divine compassion. Its exaggerated contrast belongs to the language of surrender, not a diagnosis of another person's worth. The paired questions make the appeal relational: need and the power to care meet in the same address.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
Can acknowledging confusion become the beginning of a clearer request?
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 paired questions set the speaker’s helplessness beside Shiva’s ability to protect. Refuge is expressed as a relationship between need and compassion.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
Can acknowledging confusion become the beginning of a clearer request?
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Telugu source variants
[రక్షాతినిపుణః త్వదన్యః]