eṣyatyeṣa janiṃ mano’sya kaṭhinaṃ tasminnaṭānīti ma-drakṣāyai girisīmni komalapadanyāsaḥ purābhyāsitaḥ ;no ceddivyagṛhāntareṣu sumanastalpeṣu vedyādiṣuprāyaḥ satsu śilātaleṣu naṭanaṃ śambho kimarthaṃ tava . 80
ŚLOKA 80 / 100
Practising on the mountain
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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 |
|---|---|
Perhaps you foresaw my birth and the hardness of my mind. | |
To protect me, you practised placing your tender feet on mountain ground. | |
Otherwise, with heavenly homes and beds of flowers available, | |
Why would you dance upon stone, Shambhu? |
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 |
|---|---|
Perhaps you foresaw my birth and the hardness of my mind. Key expressions in this quarter: manas — mind; kaṭhina — hard. | |
To protect me, you practised placing your tender feet on mountain ground. Key expressions in this quarter: rakṣā — protection; komala — tender. | |
Otherwise, with heavenly homes and beds of flowers available, Key expressions in this quarter: divyagṛha — heavenly home; sumanas — flowers. | |
Why would you dance upon stone, Shambhu? Key expressions in this quarter: śilātala — stone surface; naṭana — dancing. |
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 |
|---|---|
mind | |
hard | |
protection | |
tender | |
heavenly home | |
flowers | |
stone surface | |
dancing |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
Practising on the mountain
Perhaps you foresaw my birth and the hardness of my mind. To protect me, you practised placing your tender feet on mountain ground. Otherwise, with heavenly homes and beds of flowers available, Why would you dance upon stone, Shambhu?
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The poet playfully explains Shiva’s mountain dance as preparation for entering a hard heart. What might seem an obstacle to grace becomes the very reason for divine preparation. The argument is affectionate and imaginative, inviting hope without denying the work of softening the mind.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
What hardness in me could become a place of welcome?
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
Dancing on mountain stone is imagined as preparation for entering the poet’s hard heart. The obstacle becomes a reason to trust Shiva’s readiness to receive the devotee.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
What hardness in me could become a place of welcome?
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