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Sanskrit recitation · Devi Satsang reference recording. The same audio accompanies all four scripts; the recitation’s wording may differ from the selected edition.
tanucchāyābhistetaruṇataraṇiśrīsaraṇibhi- rdivaṃ sarvāmurvīmaruṇimani magnāṃsmarati yaḥ ; bhavantyasyatrasyadvanahariṇaśālīnanayanāḥ sahorvaśyāvaśyāḥkati kati na gīrvāṇagaṇikāḥ . 18 .
तनुच्छायाभिस्तेतरुणतरणिश्रीसरणिभि- र्दिवं सर्वामुर्वीमरुणिमनि मग्नांस्मरति यः । भवन्त्यस्यत्रस्यद्वनहरिणशालीननयनाः सहोर्वश्यावश्याःकति कति न गीर्वाणगणिकाः ॥ १८ ॥
About these study notes: English meanings and explanations were generated with AI assistance and have not been independently reviewed by a Sanskrit scholar. Sanskrit text follows the cited source editions.
02 / PHRASE STUDY · PADĀRTHAShownHidden
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Śloka 18: Overview
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
Your bodily radiance follows the splendor of the newly risen sun.
Whoever imagines all heaven and earth immersed in that red glow—
finds the shy-eyed celestial women, like startled forest deer—
including Urvaśī, brought under his spell, so the poem declares.
Selected phrases and English meanings for Śloka 18
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
with the radiance of your body
like the spreading splendour of the young sun
A closer look
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heaven and the whole earth; immersed in crimson light
whoever envisions [them]
become his [captivated admirers]
like timid forest deer
with shy eyes
together with Urvaśī
won over
how many celestial maidens would not be!
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Śloka 18: Words
Word / source phrase
Meaning in context
body
with rays / radiances
young
sun
heaven
earth
in crimson radiance
envisions / remembers
deer
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.
One who contemplates heaven and earth immersed in Her dawn-red radiance is said to captivate celestial women, including Urvaśī.
CONDENSED EDITORIAL PARAPHRASE
04 / DETAILED MEANINGShownHidden
How the verse unfolds.
The contemplated red light spreads from her body until it fills heaven and earth. Its comparison with the young sun gives the scene an expansive, dawning quality.
The final movement describes celestial women, including Urvaśī, as captivated; their eyes are compared with those of shy deer. This is the poem's extravagant language of attraction. The cosmic spread and the personal response belong to one imagined scene, not a promise of influence over real people.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATIONShownHidden
A question to carry.
How does a change in light alter the way you perceive a familiar place? Attend to that shift without turning it into a demand on anyone else.