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The one who already knows

yogakṣemadhurandharasya sakalaśreyaḥpradodyoginodṛṣṭādṛṣṭamatopadeśakṛtino bāhyāntaravyāpinaḥ ;sarvajñasya dayākarasya bhavataḥ kiṃ veditavyaṃ mayāśambho tvaṃ paramāntaraṅga iti me citte smarāmyanvaham . 35 .

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You bear the care of preservation and well-being and work for every good.

Key expressions in this quarter: yogakṣema — acquisition and preservation of well-being; śreyas — the good.

You teach what concerns the seen and unseen and pervade within and without.

Key expressions in this quarter: upadeśa — teaching; bāhyāntara — outer and inner.

All-knowing and compassionate, what must I make known to you?

Key expressions in this quarter: sarvajña — all-knowing; dayākara — source of compassion.

Shambhu, I remember each day that you are my most intimate companion.

Key expressions in this quarter: antaraṅga — intimate companion; smarāmi — I remember.

The one who already knows

You bear the care of preservation and well-being and work for every good. You teach what concerns the seen and unseen and pervade within and without. All-knowing and compassionate, what must I make known to you? Shambhu, I remember each day that you are my most intimate companion.

How the verse unfolds.

The opening attributes remove the need to establish Shiva's capacity to help. The question then concerns speech itself: what information could an all-knowing presence lack? Remembrance becomes less a report of circumstances and more an acknowledgment of intimacy.

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Can prayer sometimes be an acknowledgment rather than an explanation?

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Remembrance and transformation

An all-knowing, compassionate indweller needs no new report of the speaker’s circumstances. Daily remembrance becomes an acknowledgment of intimate presence.

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A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding

Can prayer sometimes be an acknowledgment rather than an explanation?

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