kiṃ brūmastava sāhasaṃ paśupate kasyāsti śambho bhava-ddhairyaṃ cedṛśamātmanaḥ sthitiriyaṃ cānyaiḥ kathaṃ labhyate ;bhraśyaddevagaṇaṃ trasanmunigaṇaṃ naśyatprapañcaṃ layaṃpaśyannirbhaya eka eva viharatyānandasāndro bhavān . 34 .
ŚLOKA 34 / 100
Fearlessness amid dissolution
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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 |
|---|---|
What can we say of your daring, O Lord of beings? Who has courage like yours? | |
How could another attain such steadiness in oneself? | |
As divine hosts fall, sages tremble and the manifested world dissolves. | |
You alone move without fear, filled with dense joy. |
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 |
|---|---|
What can we say of your daring, O Lord of beings? Who has courage like yours? Key expressions in this quarter: sāhasa — daring. | |
How could another attain such steadiness in oneself? Key expressions in this quarter: dhairya — courage or steadiness; sthiti — established state. | |
As divine hosts fall, sages tremble and the manifested world dissolves. Key expressions in this quarter: laya — dissolution; prapañca — manifested world. | |
You alone move without fear, filled with dense joy. Key expressions in this quarter: nirbhaya — fearless; ānandasāndra — filled densely with joy; viharati — moves or dwells freely. |
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 |
|---|---|
daring | |
courage or steadiness | |
established state | |
dissolution | |
manifested world | |
fearless | |
filled densely with joy | |
moves or dwells freely |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
Fearlessness amid dissolution
What can we say of your daring, O Lord of beings? Who has courage like yours? How could another attain such steadiness in oneself? As divine hosts fall, sages tremble and the manifested world dissolves. You alone move without fear, filled with dense joy.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
Cosmic dissolution provides the strongest possible contrast to ordinary stability. Shiva's fearlessness is praised as a steadiness not dependent on the endurance of a particular world. The verse invites contemplation of that image; it does not require denying the ordinary experience of fear.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
What kind of steadiness remains possible when familiar supports change?
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
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Associated Tattva
Joy and freedom
The dissolution of the worlds is contrasted with Shiva’s fearless, joy-filled presence. The verse imagines a stability that does not depend on the survival of surrounding forms.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
What kind of steadiness remains possible when familiar supports change?
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