āśāpāśakleśadurvāsanādi-bhedodyuktairdivyagandhairamandaiḥ ;āśāśāṭīkasya pādāravindaṃcetaḥpeṭīṃ vāsitāṃ me tanotu . 74 .
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Fragrance in the mind's casket
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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 |
|---|---|
With powerful divine fragrances ready to break the bonds of hope. | |
And the distress of unwholesome dispositions. | |
May the lotus feet of the one clothed in the directions. | |
Make the casket of my mind fragrant. |
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 |
|---|---|
With powerful divine fragrances ready to break the bonds of hope. Key expressions in this quarter: āśāpāśa — bond of expectation; kleśa — affliction; durvāsanā — unwholesome disposition. | |
And the distress of unwholesome dispositions. Key expressions in this quarter: divyagandha — divine fragrance. | |
May the lotus feet of the one clothed in the directions. Key expressions in this quarter: āśāśāṭīka — clothed in the directions; pādāravinda — lotus foot. | |
Make the casket of my mind fragrant. Key expressions in this quarter: cetaḥpeṭī — casket of the mind; vāsita — made fragrant. |
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 |
|---|---|
bond of expectation | |
affliction | |
unwholesome disposition The mind’s lingering disposition is imagined as a scent that another fragrance can displace. | |
divine fragrance | |
clothed in the directions | |
lotus foot | |
casket of the mind | |
made fragrant |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
Fragrance in the mind's casket
With powerful divine fragrances ready to break the bonds of hope. And the distress of unwholesome dispositions. May the lotus feet of the one clothed in the directions. Make the casket of my mind fragrant.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The mind is a container whose contents leave a scent. The feet's fragrance counters the lingering force of difficult dispositions. This compact image makes inward transformation an alteration of what the mind habitually carries, not merely an added thought.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
What trace does a repeated thought leave in the rest of my day?
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
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Associated Tattva
The heart as a place of worship
The mind is a casket whose contents carry fragrance. The feet’s divine scent replaces the lingering impressions of affliction and unwholesome disposition.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
What trace does a repeated thought leave in the rest of my day?
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