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02 / PHRASE STUDY · PADĀRTHAShownHidden
A phrase at a time.
9 selected phrases
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Śloka 78: Overview
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
A still whirlpool of Gaṅgā; a basin for the vine of hair with breast-buds—
a fire-pit for the flower-arrowed god’s radiant fire—
a wondrous pleasure-house of Rati: such is your navel, mountain’s daughter.
It shines as a cave-entrance to fulfillment for Śiva’s eyes.
Selected phrases and English meanings for Śloka 78
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
a still eddy of the Gaṅgā
for the creeper of fine hair with breasts as buds
A closer look
The printed word or compound continues on the next verse line; read it together with the following entry.
a basin of nourishment
a fire-pit for Kāma’s fiery splendour
a wondrous playhouse for Rati
your navel, O mountain’s daughter
a cave-entrance to fulfilment
for Śiva’s eyes
shines supreme
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Śloka 78: Words
Word / source phrase
Meaning in context
still
eddy
breast
bud
creeper
fire pit
play
house
cave
entrance
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.
Her navel is praised as a still Gaṅgā whirlpool, a basin for a flowering vine, Kāma's fire-pit, a dwelling of Rati, and a gateway for Śiva's gaze.
CONDENSED EDITORIAL PARAPHRASE
04 / DETAILED MEANINGShownHidden
How the verse unfolds.
Several comparisons gather around the navel: river eddy, nourishing basin, fire pit and house of play. Each gives the same feature a different relation to the surrounding body or to Kāma and Rati.
The final gateway for Śiva's gaze adds the beholder's approach to the accumulated settings. The poem does not select one comparison as the correct explanation. Its abundance allows one point to support several kinds of imaginative attention.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATIONShownHidden
A question to carry.
Which of these images holds your attention, and what does another image reveal that the first leaves out?