haṃsaḥ padmavanaṃ samicchati yathā nīlāmbudaṃ cātakaḥkokaḥ kokanadapriyaṃ pratidinaṃ candraṃ cakorastathā ;ceto vāñchati māmakaṃ paśupate cinmārgamṛgyaṃ vibhogaurīnātha bhavatpadābjayugalaṃ kaivalyasaukhyapradam . 59 .
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The heart's natural longing
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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 |
|---|---|
As a swan seeks lotuses and a chataka seeks the dark raincloud. | |
As the chakravaka seeks the sun and the chakora the moon. | |
So my mind longs for what is sought along the path of consciousness. | |
Your paired lotus feet, Lord of Gauri, which grant the happiness of freedom. |
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 |
|---|---|
As a swan seeks lotuses and a chataka seeks the dark raincloud. Key expressions in this quarter: haṃsa — swan; cātaka — chataka bird. | |
As the chakravaka seeks the sun and the chakora the moon. Key expressions in this quarter: koka — chakravaka bird; cakora — chakora bird. | |
So my mind longs for what is sought along the path of consciousness. Key expressions in this quarter: cinmārga — path of consciousness; vāñchati — longs for. | |
Your paired lotus feet, Lord of Gauri, which grant the happiness of freedom. Key expressions in this quarter: gaurīnātha — Lord of Gauri; kaivalya — liberating freedom. |
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 |
|---|---|
swan | |
chataka bird | |
chakravaka bird | |
chakora bird | |
path of consciousness | |
longs for | |
Lord of Gauri | |
liberating freedom |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
The heart's natural longing
As a swan seeks lotuses and a chataka seeks the dark raincloud. As the chakravaka seeks the sun and the chakora the moon. So my mind longs for what is sought along the path of consciousness. Your paired lotus feet, Lord of Gauri, which grant the happiness of freedom.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
Birds and their characteristic longings supply a series of natural affinities. The poet wishes remembrance of Shiva to have that same directness. The final phrase identifies freedom, rather than merely pleasant feeling, as the happiness sought in this orientation.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
What would wholehearted longing feel like without distraction by many competing aims?
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 swan, chataka, chakravaka and chakora illustrate directed longing. The heart is asked to seek Shiva’s feet with comparable constancy and with liberation as its aim.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
What would wholehearted longing feel like without distraction by many competing aims?
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