chandaḥśākhiśikhānvitairdvijavaraiḥ saṃsevite śāśvatesaukhyāpādini khedabhedini sudhāsāraiḥ phalairdīpite ;cetaḥpakṣiśikhāmaṇe tyaja vṛthāsañcāramanyairalaṃnityaṃ śaṅkarapādapadmayugalīnīḍe vihāraṃ kuru . 45 .
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A nest for the bird of attention
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 |
|---|---|
Served by noble twice-born ones among the branches of sacred verse. | |
Everlasting, giving ease, ending distress and bright with nectar-like fruits. | |
O excellent bird of my mind, abandon pointless wandering elsewhere. | |
Make your lasting home in the nest of Shankara's paired lotus feet. |
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 |
|---|---|
Served by noble twice-born ones among the branches of sacred verse. Key expressions in this quarter: chandas — sacred meter or Vedic verse; dvija — twice-born one or bird. | |
Everlasting, giving ease, ending distress and bright with nectar-like fruits. Key expressions in this quarter: saukhya — ease or happiness; phala — fruit. | |
O excellent bird of my mind, abandon pointless wandering elsewhere. Key expressions in this quarter: cetaḥpakṣi — bird of the mind; sañcāra — wandering. | |
Make your lasting home in the nest of Shankara's paired lotus feet. Key expressions in this quarter: nīḍa — nest; vihāra — dwelling or free movement. |
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 |
|---|---|
sacred meter or Vedic verse | |
twice-born one or bird Literally twice-born; the verse plays between Vedic reciters and birds in a tree. | |
ease or happiness | |
fruit | |
bird of the mind | |
wandering | |
nest | |
dwelling or free movement |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
A nest for the bird of attention
Served by noble twice-born ones among the branches of sacred verse. Everlasting, giving ease, ending distress and bright with nectar-like fruits. O excellent bird of my mind, abandon pointless wandering elsewhere. Make your lasting home in the nest of Shankara's paired lotus feet.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The imagery joins Vedic recitation and a tree full of birds: dvija can suggest both a twice-born person and a bird. Attention is asked to exchange restless flight for a nourishing nest. The command is an invitation to dwell, rather than a demand to destroy the mind's liveliness.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
Where does my attention find nourishment rather than mere novelty?
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
Remembrance and transformation
The mind-bird is invited from wandering into a nourishing nest associated with Shiva’s feet and sacred speech. Remembrance provides a place in which attention can settle.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
Where does my attention find nourishment rather than mere novelty?
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Telugu source variants
[శాఖిశిఖాన్వితైః]