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02 / PHRASE STUDY · PADĀRTHAShownHidden
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Śloka 4: Overview
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Meaning in context
Other divine beings offer protection and boons through their hands.
You alone do not display those gestures of giving and reassurance.
To rescue from fear and grant more than one desires—
your feet themselves are skilled in this, refuge of the worlds.
Selected phrases and English meanings for Śloka 4
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
other than you
granting fearlessness and boons with their hands
A closer look
pāṇibhyām — with the two hands; abhaya — freedom from fear; vara — boon; da — giving. The printed sandhi is kept together.
the company of gods
A closer look
The printed word or compound continues on the next verse line; read it together with the following entry.
you alone
A closer look
Read as tvam ekā, “you alone.” In the base edition, the initial s completes daivatagaṇaḥ from the preceding line through sandhi.
do not appear
displaying the gestures of boons and protection
to rescue from fear
to give
the desired result as well
more than one has wished for
O refuge of the worlds
for your
feet alone
are skilled in this
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Śloka 4: Words
Word / source phrase
Meaning in context
with the two hands
fearlessness
boon
from fear
to protect
wish
exceeding
the two feet
About these phrase meanings
Short phrases and parts of compounds, not a complete word-by-word translation. Original sandhi and spelling are retained; some words continue across printed lines. Read the entries together. Brackets in the English supply context rather than additional Sanskrit words.
The English explanations are editorial study aids and have not been reviewed by a Sanskrit scholar. Consult a teacher or full commentary for grammatical and interpretive detail. Telugu-Vigananam keeps its printed spellings, hyphens, and variant readings; the English follows the base Sanskrit unless a note explains a difference.
03 / SIMPLE MEANINGShownHidden
A first understanding.
Other deities gesture with their hands to grant boons and dispel fear. Her feet alone are praised as able to protect and give more than the devotee asks.
CONDENSED EDITORIAL PARAPHRASE
04 / DETAILED MEANINGShownHidden
How the verse unfolds.
The opening contrasts the familiar blessing and protection gestures of other gods with the Goddess, who need not display them. The contrast concerns how reassurance is represented, rather than an absence of generosity. Her feet take over the work ordinarily signalled by the hands.
The two infinitives, protecting and giving, explain what those feet accomplish in the praise. The gift exceeds the wish, so the final emphasis falls on the adequacy of refuge rather than the precision of a request.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATIONShownHidden
A question to carry.
What helps you feel safe before any promise has been spoken? Let that question accompany the movement from hands to feet.