upekṣā no cetkiṃ na harasi bhavaddhyānavimukhāṃdurāśābhūyiṣṭhāṃ vidhilipimaśakto yadi bhavān ;śirastadvaidhātraṃ na na khalu suvṛttaṃ paśupatekathaṃ vā niryatnaṃ karanakhamukhenaiva lulitam . 15 .
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A bold question about destiny
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 |
|---|---|
If you are not indifferent, why not remove the writing of destiny that turns me from meditation on you? | |
That writing is crowded with fruitless hopes; if you say you lack the power. | |
Was the creator's head really beyond your reach, O Lord of beings? | |
How, then, was it effortlessly severed by the tip of your fingernail? |
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 |
|---|---|
If you are not indifferent, why not remove the writing of destiny that turns me from meditation on you? Key expressions in this quarter: upekṣā — indifference; dhyāna — meditation. | |
That writing is crowded with fruitless hopes; if you say you lack the power. Key expressions in this quarter: durāśā — misdirected or futile hope; vidhilipi — writing of destiny. | |
Was the creator's head really beyond your reach, O Lord of beings? Key expressions in this quarter: śiras — head; vaidhātra — belonging to the creator. | |
How, then, was it effortlessly severed by the tip of your fingernail? Key expressions in this quarter: niryatnam — without effort; karanakha — fingernail. |
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 |
|---|---|
indifference | |
meditation | |
misdirected or futile hope | |
writing of destiny | |
head | |
belonging to the creator | |
without effort | |
fingernail |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
A bold question about destiny
If you are not indifferent, why not remove the writing of destiny that turns me from meditation on you? That writing is crowded with fruitless hopes; if you say you lack the power. Was the creator's head really beyond your reach, O Lord of beings? How, then, was it effortlessly severed by the tip of your fingernail?
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The poet challenges Shiva through a remembered mythic deed. The apparent argument is deliberately intimate: one who could humble the creator can surely alter the devotee's limiting destiny. The force of the verse lies in its appeal for freedom to meditate, not in hostility toward another deity.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
Which habitual expectation keeps turning my attention away from practice?
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 poet invokes Shiva’s power over the creator while asking that a destiny obstructing meditation be removed. The bold argument seeks freedom for devotion.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
Which habitual expectation keeps turning my attention away from practice?
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