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02 / PHRASE STUDY · PADĀRTHAShownHidden
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Śloka 95: Overview
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
You are the inner household of Śiva; therefore service at your feet—
is difficult for those whose senses are restless.
Even Indra and the other gods have gained incomparable attainments—
through aṇimā and the other powers stationed near your doorway.
Selected phrases and English meanings for Śloka 95
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
you are the queen of Śiva’s inner chambers
therefore, at your feet
the privilege of worship
is hard to attain for those with restless senses
for indeed these [gods]
headed by Indra, have been led to incomparable attainments
the gods, by the powers beginning with aṇimā stationed near your door
A closer look
aṇimā names the power of becoming minute. The powers at the threshold grant attainments; the verse distinguishes them from access to the Goddess herself.
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Śloka 95: Words
Word / source phrase
Meaning in context
inner household
at the two feet
worship
privilege / boundary
restless
faculty / sense
hard to obtain
attainment
door
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.
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03 / SIMPLE MEANINGShownHidden
A first understanding.
Worship within Śiva's innermost household is difficult for those with restless senses. Even Indra and the other gods receive extraordinary attainments from powers standing at Her doorway.
CONDENSED EDITORIAL PARAPHRASE
04 / DETAILED MEANINGShownHidden
How the verse unfolds.
The innermost household establishes a distinction between intimate worship and remaining at a threshold. Restlessness of the faculties is named as an obstacle to that worship.
Even extraordinary attainments received by the gods come from powers stationed near the doorway. The spatial image places impressive powers outside the intimacy toward which the verse points. Its emphasis is a distinction of aims rather than a list of accomplishments readers should seek.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATIONShownHidden
A question to carry.
Could pursuing impressive results distract from the relationship or understanding that first mattered to you?