vakṣastāḍanamantakasya kaṭhināpasmārasammardanaṃbhūbhṛtparyaṭanaṃ namatsuraśiraḥkoṭīrasaṅgharṣaṇam ;karmedaṃ mṛdulasya tāvakapadadvandvasya kiṃ vocitaṃmaccetomaṇipādukāviharaṇaṃ śambho sadāṅgīkuru . 64 .
ŚLOKA 64 / 100
A gentler resting place
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 |
|---|---|
Striking Death's chest, pressing down the hard figure of Apasmara. | |
Wandering mountains and brushing against the crowns of bowing gods. | |
Are these tasks fitting for your tender pair of feet? | |
Shambhu, always accept the jeweled sandals of my heart as your place of movement. |
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 |
|---|---|
Striking Death's chest, pressing down the hard figure of Apasmara. Key expressions in this quarter: antaka — Death; apasmāra — the figure overcome beneath Shiva's foot. | |
Wandering mountains and brushing against the crowns of bowing gods. Key expressions in this quarter: bhūbhṛt — mountain; koṭīra — crown. | |
Are these tasks fitting for your tender pair of feet? Key expressions in this quarter: mṛdula — tender; padadvandva — pair of feet. | |
Shambhu, always accept the jeweled sandals of my heart as your place of movement. Key expressions in this quarter: maṇipādukā — jeweled sandals; aṅgīkuru — accept. |
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 |
|---|---|
Death | |
the figure overcome beneath Shiva's foot | |
mountain | |
crown | |
tender | |
pair of feet | |
jeweled sandals | |
accept |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
A gentler resting place
Striking Death's chest, pressing down the hard figure of Apasmara. Wandering mountains and brushing against the crowns of bowing gods. Are these tasks fitting for your tender pair of feet? Shambhu, always accept the jeweled sandals of my heart as your place of movement.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The poet worries affectionately about feet praised as capable of overwhelming cosmic powers. That apparent reversal lets the devotee offer care to the protector. The heart becomes a gentler dwelling, joining reverence with tenderness rather than fear alone.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
Can devotion include tenderness toward the very presence from which I seek protection?
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
The heart as a place of worship
After recalling the force of Shiva’s feet, the speaker offers the heart as a gentler resting place. Worship becomes an intimate invitation to dwell within.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
Can devotion include tenderness toward the very presence from which I seek protection?
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