bhūdāratāmudavahadyadapekṣayā śrī-bhūdāra eva kimataḥ sumate labhasva ;kedāramākalitamuktimahauṣadhīnāṃpādāravindabhajanaṃ parameśvarasya . 73
ŚLOKA 73 / 100
The field of freedom
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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 |
|---|---|
For the sake of those feet, even the Lord who upholds the earth assumed a boar's form. | |
What more need be said, wise mind? Obtain this. | |
Worship of the Supreme Lord's lotus feet, the field. | |
In which the great medicinal plants of liberation are cultivated. |
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 |
|---|---|
For the sake of those feet, even the Lord who upholds the earth assumed a boar's form. Key expressions in this quarter: bhūdāra — bearer or cleaver of the earth; śrībhūdāra — Lord of Sri and the earth. | |
What more need be said, wise mind? Obtain this. Key expressions in this quarter: sumati — wise mind; labhasva — obtain. | |
Worship of the Supreme Lord's lotus feet, the field. Key expressions in this quarter: kedāra — field; mukti — liberation. | |
In which the great medicinal plants of liberation are cultivated. Key expressions in this quarter: bhajana — worship; parameśvara — Supreme Lord. |
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 |
|---|---|
bearer or cleaver of the earth | |
Lord of Sri and the earth | |
wise mind | |
obtain | |
field | |
liberation | |
worship | |
Supreme Lord |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
The field of freedom
For the sake of those feet, even the Lord who upholds the earth assumed a boar's form. What more need be said, wise mind? Obtain this. Worship of the Supreme Lord's lotus feet, the field. In which the great medicinal plants of liberation are cultivated.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The first image recalls Vishnu's search below in the boar form. The verse then changes from searching the earth to cultivating a field of liberation. The connection is devotion to the feet: they are both the object sought and the ground of the desired fruit.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
Am I only searching for a result, or also cultivating the ground that supports it?
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
Devotion as the desired fruit
The feet sought by Vishnu are also the field in which liberation can grow. Seeking and cultivation meet in the act of worship.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
Am I only searching for a result, or also cultivating the ground that supports it?
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