nityaṃ yogimanaḥsarojadalasañcārakṣamastvatkramaḥśambho tena kathaṃ kaṭhorayamarāḍvakṣaḥkavāṭakṣatiḥ ;atyantaṃ mṛdulaṃ tvadaṅghriyugalaṃ hā me manaścintaya-tyetallocanagocaraṃ kuru vibho hastena saṃvāhaye . 79 .
ŚLOKA 79 / 100
Concern for the tender feet
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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 |
|---|---|
Your steps move upon the lotus petals of yogins’ minds. | |
How could those feet strike the hard chest of the lord of death? | |
My mind worries about your exceedingly tender pair of feet. | |
Show them to my eyes, Lord, so that I may massage them with my hands. |
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 |
|---|---|
Your steps move upon the lotus petals of yogins’ minds. Key expressions in this quarter: yogin — yogin; saroja — lotus. | |
How could those feet strike the hard chest of the lord of death? Key expressions in this quarter: yamarāj — lord of death; vakṣas — chest. | |
My mind worries about your exceedingly tender pair of feet. Key expressions in this quarter: mṛdula — tender; aṅghriyugala — pair of feet. | |
Show them to my eyes, Lord, so that I may massage them with my hands. Key expressions in this quarter: locana — eye; saṃvāhaye — I would massage. |
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 |
|---|---|
yogin | |
lotus | |
lord of death | |
chest | |
tender | |
pair of feet | |
eye | |
I would massage |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
Concern for the tender feet
Your steps move upon the lotus petals of yogins’ minds. How could those feet strike the hard chest of the lord of death? My mind worries about your exceedingly tender pair of feet. Show them to my eyes, Lord, so that I may massage them with my hands.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The tenderness of devotion reverses the usual request for protection: the poet now worries about the protector. The allusion to Shiva overcoming death contrasts a forceful deed with feet imagined as soft enough for lotus petals. The wish to massage them expresses intimate care, not doubt about divine power.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
When does devotion become an impulse to care rather than only to ask?
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
Grace and approach
The poet worries about the tender feet that defeated death and asks to massage them. Devotion reciprocates protection with affectionate care.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
When does devotion become an impulse to care rather than only to ask?
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