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02 / PHRASE STUDY · PADĀRTHAShownHidden
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Śloka 21: Overview
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
Slender as a streak of lightning, formed of sun, moon, and fire—
your subtle manifestation rests above all six lotuses.
With minds freed of impurity and delusion, in the great lotus-forest—
the great ones behold it and receive a wave of supreme delight.
Selected phrases and English meanings for Śloka 21
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
slender as a streak of lightning
made of sun, moon, and fire
seated above all six lotuses
your subtle aspect
in the forest of great lotuses
with a mind freed from impurity and delusion
the great ones, beholding [you]
experience
a wave of supreme delight
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Śloka 21: Words
Word / source phrase
Meaning in context
lightning
streak
slender
sun
moon
fire
of six
above
supreme
wave
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.
Great contemplatives behold Her lightning-like subtle form, made of sun, moon, and fire, above the six lotuses, and experience a wave of supreme delight.
CONDENSED EDITORIAL PARAPHRASE
04 / DETAILED MEANINGShownHidden
How the verse unfolds.
A slender flash gathers the radiance of sun, moon and fire into a subtle form above the six lotuses. The description combines concentrated brilliance with a location beyond the preceding sequence of centres.
The perceiving mind is described as freed from impurity and delusion. The final wave of delight belongs to this encounter between subtle form and clarified perception. The verse praises that contemplative vision rather than specifying steps for reproducing it.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATIONShownHidden
A question to carry.
How does the briefness of a flash differ from the fullness of a wave? Let both images shape your reading of delight.