sandhyārambhavijṛmbhitaṃ śrutiśiraḥsthānāntarādhiṣṭhitaṃsapremabhramarābhirāmamasakṛtsadvāsanāśobhitam ;bhogīndrābharaṇaṃ samastasumanaḥpūjyaṃ guṇāviṣkṛtaṃseve śrīgirimallikārjunamahāliṅgaṃ śivāliṅgitam . 50 .
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The flowering presence at Srisailam
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 |
|---|---|
Unfolding at twilight and dwelling in the summit of sacred revelation. | |
Beautiful with loving bees and repeatedly adorned with good fragrance. | |
Bearing the serpent king, worshipped by all the good and revealing excellent qualities. | |
I serve the great Mallikarjuna linga at Srigiri, embraced by Shiva's consort. |
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 |
|---|---|
Unfolding at twilight and dwelling in the summit of sacred revelation. Key expressions in this quarter: sandhyā — twilight; śrutiśiras — summit of revelation. | |
Beautiful with loving bees and repeatedly adorned with good fragrance. Key expressions in this quarter: bhramara — bee; vāsanā — fragrance or disposition. | |
Bearing the serpent king, worshipped by all the good and revealing excellent qualities. Key expressions in this quarter: bhogīndra — serpent king; sumana — good-hearted one or flower. | |
I serve the great Mallikarjuna linga at Srigiri, embraced by Shiva's consort. Key expressions in this quarter: mallikārjuna — Mallikarjuna; seve — I serve or worship. |
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 |
|---|---|
twilight | |
summit of revelation | |
bee | |
fragrance or disposition | |
serpent king | |
good-hearted one or flower The flower image and the presence of good-hearted worshippers coexist in this wordplay. | |
Mallikarjuna | |
I serve or worship |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
The flowering presence at Srisailam
Unfolding at twilight and dwelling in the summit of sacred revelation. Beautiful with loving bees and repeatedly adorned with good fragrance. Bearing the serpent king, worshipped by all the good and revealing excellent qualities. I serve the great Mallikarjuna linga at Srigiri, embraced by Shiva's consort.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The name Mallikarjuna supports a meeting of floral and divine imagery. Bees, fragrance and unfolding flowers coexist with the serpent ornament and sacred worship. The final line anchors the imagery in a named form at Srisailam rather than leaving it as a general metaphor.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
How does a particular place or form gather many meanings into one act of reverence?
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
Form and contemplation
Floral fragrance, bees and serpent adornment converge in Mallikarjuna at Srisailam. A named divine form anchors the layered flower imagery.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
How does a particular place or form gather many meanings into one act of reverence?
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