idaṃ te yuktaṃ vā paramaśiva kāruṇyajaladhegatau tiryagrūpaṃ tava padaśirodarśanadhiyā ;haribrahmāṇau tau divi bhuvi carantau śramayutaukathaṃ śambho svāminkathaya mama vedyo’si purataḥ . 99 .
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Known through nearness
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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 |
|---|---|
Supreme Shiva, ocean of compassion, is this fitting? | |
Hari and Brahma took animal forms to seek your feet and head. | |
They wandered below and above, exhausted by their search. | |
How then, my Lord, do you become known before me? |
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 |
|---|---|
Supreme Shiva, ocean of compassion, is this fitting? Key expressions in this quarter: kāruṇya — compassion; jaladhi — ocean. | |
Hari and Brahma took animal forms to seek your feet and head. Key expressions in this quarter: tiryagrūpa — animal form; padaśiras — feet and head. | |
They wandered below and above, exhausted by their search. Key expressions in this quarter: śrama — weariness; haribrahmāṇau — Hari and Brahma. | |
How then, my Lord, do you become known before me? Key expressions in this quarter: vedya — knowable; puratas — before me. |
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 |
|---|---|
compassion | |
ocean | |
animal form | |
feet and head | |
weariness | |
Hari and Brahma A dual compound naming Hari and Brahma as the two seekers. | |
knowable | |
before me |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
Known through nearness
Supreme Shiva, ocean of compassion, is this fitting? Hari and Brahma took animal forms to seek your feet and head. They wandered below and above, exhausted by their search. How then, my Lord, do you become known before me?
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The search for the divine limits returns, but the stress now falls on the wonder of nearness. What cosmic investigation could not grasp seems present to the devotee. The question holds incomprehensibility and intimacy together, suggesting grace rather than personal superiority as the reason for access.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
Can I allow closeness and mystery to coexist in devotion?
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 failure of Brahma and Vishnu to find the divine limits makes the devotee’s encounter a wonder. Nearness is received without claiming to have measured the mystery.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
Can I allow closeness and mystery to coexist in devotion?
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