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02 / PHRASE STUDY · PADĀRTHAShownHidden
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Śloka 55: Overview
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
The world dissolves and arises as your eyes close and open—
so the wise say, daughter of the king of mountains.
To protect this entire world, born when your eyes opened—
I imagine that your gaze has given up blinking.
Selected phrases and English meanings for Śloka 55
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
with the closing and opening [of your eyes]
the world reaches dissolution and birth
so the wise say of you
O daughter of the king of mountains
born from your opening glance
this entire world
from dissolution
to protect it, I suppose
your eyes have given up blinking
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Śloka 55: Words
Word / source phrase
Meaning in context
closing of the eyes
opening of the eyes
dissolution
arising
world
born
entire
to protect
I suppose
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.
The world's arising and dissolution are linked to the opening and closing of Her eyes. The poet imagines that She keeps them open to protect what has arisen.
CONDENSED EDITORIAL PARAPHRASE
04 / DETAILED MEANINGShownHidden
How the verse unfolds.
The verse first reports the relation of the world's arising and dissolution to the opening and closing of her eyes. It then gives that cosmic relation a motive through the poet's own supposition.
Because the world has arisen, she is imagined to refrain from blinking in order to protect it. Cosmic action becomes vigilant care. The change from what the wise say to what the poet supposes is important: the final explanation is deliberately offered as an imaginative reading.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATIONShownHidden
A question to carry.
What does sustained attention communicate to someone in your care?