buddhiḥ sthirā bhavitumīśvarapādapadma-saktā vadhūrvirahiṇīva sadā smarantī ;sadbhāvanāsmaraṇadarśanakīrtanādisammohiteva śivamantrajapena vintte . 77 .
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The understanding that remembers
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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 |
|---|---|
The understanding seeks steadiness through attachment to the Lord’s lotus feet. | |
It remembers constantly, like a bride longing in separation. | |
Loving thought, remembrance, seeing and praise occupy it. | |
It turns toward the repetition of Shiva’s mantra. |
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 |
|---|---|
The understanding seeks steadiness through attachment to the Lord’s lotus feet. Key expressions in this quarter: buddhiḥ — understanding; sthirā — steady; pādapadma — lotus feet. | |
It remembers constantly, like a bride longing in separation. Key expressions in this quarter: vadhūḥ — bride; smarantī — remembering. | |
Loving thought, remembrance, seeing and praise occupy it. Key expressions in this quarter: darśana — seeing; kīrtana — praise. | |
It turns toward the repetition of Shiva’s mantra. Key expressions in this quarter: japa — repetition of a sacred name or mantra. |
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 |
|---|---|
understanding | |
steady | |
lotus feet | |
bride | |
remembering | |
seeing | |
praise | |
repetition of a sacred name or mantra |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
The understanding that remembers
The understanding seeks steadiness through attachment to the Lord’s lotus feet. It remembers constantly, like a bride longing in separation. Loving thought, remembrance, seeing and praise occupy it. It turns toward the repetition of Shiva’s mantra.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The personified understanding resembles a bride whose attention returns continually to her beloved. Remembrance and mantra are presented as ways that affection gathers a scattered mind. This is a devotional image of concentration; it need not be read as a prescription for a particular person’s domestic role.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
What helps my attention return with affection rather than force?
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 understanding remembers like a bride longing for her beloved. Seeing, praise and mantra gather attention through affection.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
What helps my attention return with affection rather than force?
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