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Teach the heart to rest

tvatpādāmbujamarcayāmi paramaṃ tvāṃ cintayāmyanvahaṃtvāmīśaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmi vacasā tvāmeva yāce vibho ;vīkṣāṃ me diśa cākṣuṣīṃ sakaruṇāṃ divyaiściraṃ prārthitāṃśambho lokaguro madīyamanasaḥ saukhyopadeśaṃ kuru . 29 .

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I worship your lotus feet and contemplate you, the highest, each day.

Key expressions in this quarter: arcayāmi — I worship; anvaham — each day.

I come to you for refuge and address my request to you alone.

Key expressions in this quarter: śaraṇa — refuge; yāce — I ask.

Grant the compassionate glance long sought by celestial beings.

Key expressions in this quarter: sakaruṇa — compassionate; vīkṣā — glance.

O Shambhu, teacher of the world, instruct my mind in happiness.

Key expressions in this quarter: lokaguru — teacher of the world; upadeśa — instruction.

Teach the heart to rest

I worship your lotus feet and contemplate you, the highest, each day. I come to you for refuge and address my request to you alone. Grant the compassionate glance long sought by celestial beings. O Shambhu, teacher of the world, instruct my mind in happiness.

How the verse unfolds.

A sequence of active verbs makes the prayer personal and direct: worship, contemplate, seek refuge and ask. The desired teaching is not merely information. It concerns how the mind may find a steadier happiness through the relationship expressed by those acts.

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Grace and approach

Worship and refuge culminate in asking the world-teacher to instruct the mind in happiness. The desired gift includes guidance, not only relief.

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