ākāśena śikhī samastaphaṇināṃ netrā kalāpī natā-nugrāhipraṇavopadeśaninadaiḥ kekīti yo gīyate ;śyāmāṃ śailasamudbhavāṃ ghanaruciṃ dṛṣṭvā naṭantaṃ mudāvedāntopavane vihārarasikaṃ taṃ nīlakaṇṭhaṃ bhaje . 53 .
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The blue-throated dancer
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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 |
|---|---|
Crested with the sky and splendid with the lord of serpents. | |
Crying out through the teaching of Om that blesses those who bow. | |
Seeing the dark mountain-born goddess, he dances with joy. | |
I worship that blue-throated one who delights in the grove of Vedanta. |
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 |
|---|---|
Crested with the sky and splendid with the lord of serpents. Key expressions in this quarter: ākāśa — sky; śikhin — crested one. | |
Crying out through the teaching of Om that blesses those who bow. Key expressions in this quarter: praṇava — Om; upadeśa — instruction. | |
Seeing the dark mountain-born goddess, he dances with joy. Key expressions in this quarter: śailasamudbhavā — the mountain-born goddess; naṭantam — dancing. | |
I worship that blue-throated one who delights in the grove of Vedanta. Key expressions in this quarter: vedānta — the culmination of Vedic teaching; nīlakaṇṭha — blue-throated one. |
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 |
|---|---|
sky | |
crested one | |
Om | |
instruction | |
the mountain-born goddess | |
dancing | |
the culmination of Vedic teaching | |
blue-throated one Blue-throated: the name can refer to Shiva and to the peacock of the dancing image. |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
The blue-throated dancer
Crested with the sky and splendid with the lord of serpents. Crying out through the teaching of Om that blesses those who bow. Seeing the dark mountain-born goddess, he dances with joy. I worship that blue-throated one who delights in the grove of Vedanta.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
Nīlakaṇṭha can evoke both Shiva and the peacock, and the verse sustains both images. The serpent, call and joyful dance belong to that poetic overlap. Vedanta becomes a grove in which the divine dancer moves, joining scriptural contemplation with delight.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
Can study remain alive with wonder as well as precision?
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
Shiva and Uma
The blue-throated dancer can evoke Shiva and a peacock; the mountain-born goddess accompanies the scene. The shared imagery joins divine relationship with delight in the dance.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
Can study remain alive with wonder as well as precision?
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Telugu source variants
[నతానుగ్రా హి]