vasroddhūtavidhau sahasrakaratā puṣpārcane viṣṇutāgandhe gandhavahātmatānnapacane barhirmukhādhyakṣatā ;pātre kāñcanagarbhatāsti mayi cedbālenducūḍāmaṇeśuśrūṣāṃ karavāṇi te paśupate svāmiṃstrilokīguro . 30 .
ŚLOKA 30 / 100
The scale of service
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 |
|---|---|
For preparing the cloth, a thousand-handed power; for offering flowers, the capacity of Vishnu. | |
For fragrance, the nature of the wind; for cooking, mastery of fire. | |
And for vessels, the power associated with the golden creator: if these were mine, O moon-crested Lord. | |
Then I would undertake your service, O Lord of beings and teacher of the three worlds. |
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 |
|---|---|
For preparing the cloth, a thousand-handed power; for offering flowers, the capacity of Vishnu. Key expressions in this quarter: puṣpārcana — flower offering; sahasrakara — thousand-handed or thousand-rayed. | |
For fragrance, the nature of the wind; for cooking, mastery of fire. Key expressions in this quarter: gandha — fragrance; annapacana — cooking food. | |
And for vessels, the power associated with the golden creator: if these were mine, O moon-crested Lord. Key expressions in this quarter: pātra — vessel; bālendu — young crescent moon. | |
Then I would undertake your service, O Lord of beings and teacher of the three worlds. Key expressions in this quarter: śuśrūṣā — eager service; trilokīguru — teacher of 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 |
|---|---|
flower offering | |
thousand-handed or thousand-rayed | |
fragrance | |
cooking food | |
vessel | |
young crescent moon | |
eager service | |
teacher of the three worlds |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
The scale of service
For preparing the cloth, a thousand-handed power; for offering flowers, the capacity of Vishnu. For fragrance, the nature of the wind; for cooking, mastery of fire. And for vessels, the power associated with the golden creator: if these were mine, O moon-crested Lord. Then I would undertake your service, O Lord of beings and teacher of the three worlds.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
A list of ordinary ritual tasks expands into cosmic capacities. The wish to serve is so great that the speaker imagines needing the resources of the gods. The verse can be read as affectionate wonder at the disproportion between a finite worshipper and the Lord being served.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
Can a small act of service remain wholehearted without becoming grand?
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
Preparing clothes, flowers, fragrance and food is imagined as requiring cosmic capacities. The scale of the tasks expresses the speaker’s eagerness for service.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
Can a small act of service remain wholehearted without becoming grand?
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