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02 / PHRASE STUDY · PADĀRTHAShownHidden
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Śloka 36: Overview
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
Within your ājñā center, bearing the radiance of countless suns and moons—
I bow to supreme Śambhu, his side joined with higher consciousness.
Worshipping him devotedly, one reaches beyond sun, moon, and fire—
and dwells in a realm of light beyond ordinary illumination.
Selected phrases and English meanings for Śloka 36
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
abiding in your ājñā cakra
bearing the brilliance of countless suns and moons
I bow to the supreme Śambhu
whose side is united with supreme consciousness
worshipping him with devotion
beyond the reach of sun, moon, and fire
in a realm without their light
one indeed dwells
in the world of radiance
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Śloka 36: Words
Word / source phrase
Meaning in context
sun
moon
an immense number / crore
brilliance
I bow
supreme consciousness
with devotion
beyond the domain
in the world
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.
At the ājñā center, the poet reveres supreme Śambhu united with higher consciousness, radiant as countless suns and moons. Devotion leads beyond the reach of sun, moon, and fire.
CONDENSED EDITORIAL PARAPHRASE
04 / DETAILED MEANINGShownHidden
How the verse unfolds.
At the brow centre, Śambhu's radiance is described through innumerable suns and moons, and his side is united with supreme consciousness. The opening uses familiar lights to suggest an extraordinary brilliance.
The destination of worship is then placed beyond the reach of sun, moon and fire. The apparent tension is deliberate: a realm without those lights is nevertheless a world of radiance. The description points beyond the adequacy of the initial comparisons.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATIONShownHidden
A question to carry.
Can you distinguish the image used to approach an idea from the idea that eventually exceeds it?