kalyāṇinaṃ sarasacitragatiṃ savegaṃsarveṅgitajñamanaghaṃ dhruvalakṣaṇāḍhyam ;cetasturaṅgamadhiruhya cara smarārenetaḥ samastajagatāṃ vṛṣabhādhirūḍha . 75 .
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Offering the horse of the mind
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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 |
|---|---|
Auspicious, lively in its varied movements and swift. | |
Understanding every intention, stainless and endowed with steady marks. | |
Mount this horse of my mind and move, O destroyer of desire. | |
Leader of all worlds, who rides the bull. |
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 |
|---|---|
Auspicious, lively in its varied movements and swift. Key expressions in this quarter: kalyāṇin — auspicious; gati — movement. | |
Understanding every intention, stainless and endowed with steady marks. Key expressions in this quarter: iṅgita — intention or signal; anagha — stainless. | |
Mount this horse of my mind and move, O destroyer of desire. Key expressions in this quarter: cetasturaṅga — horse of the mind; āruhya — having mounted. | |
Leader of all worlds, who rides the bull. Key expressions in this quarter: netṛ — leader; vṛṣabha — bull. |
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 |
|---|---|
auspicious | |
movement | |
intention or signal | |
stainless | |
horse of the mind | |
having mounted | |
leader | |
bull |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
Offering the horse of the mind
Auspicious, lively in its varied movements and swift. Understanding every intention, stainless and endowed with steady marks. Mount this horse of my mind and move, O destroyer of desire. Leader of all worlds, who rides the bull.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
Rather than depicting the mind only as an unruly creature, the poet now offers it as a trained and willing mount. Its responsiveness becomes a gift. The contrast with Shiva's bull makes the invitation affectionate: this particular mind also wishes to be useful.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
How might a lively mind become responsive rather than merely restless?
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
A life gathered into practice
The mind is offered as a trained horse responsive to its rider. Its disciplined capacity becomes a willing instrument of service.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
How might a lively mind become responsive rather than merely restless?
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