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02 / PHRASE STUDY · PADĀRTHAShownHidden
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Śloka 97: Overview
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Meaning in context
Those learned in sacred teaching call you the speech-goddess, Brahmā’s wife—
Padmā, Hari’s wife, and the mountain’s daughter, companion of Hara.
Yet you are a wondrous fourth, of boundless glory difficult to comprehend.
Great Māyā, queen of supreme Brahman, you set the universe turning.
Selected phrases and English meanings for Śloka 97
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
they call you the goddess of speech
Brahmā’s wife; those versed in sacred teaching
Hari’s wife Padmā [Lakṣmī]
Śiva’s companion, the mountain’s daughter
you are a wondrous fourth
of limitless greatness, difficult to comprehend
as Mahāmāyā, the world
you set in motion and bewilder
O queen of supreme Brahman
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Śloka 97: Words
Word / source phrase
Meaning in context
of speech
goddess
wife
mountain
daughter
fourth
without limit
world
supreme Brahman
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.
Those versed in sacred teachings call Her Sarasvatī, Lakṣmī, and the mountain daughter. Yet She is also an immeasurable “fourth,” Mahāmāyā, consort of the supreme Brahman.
CONDENSED EDITORIAL PARAPHRASE
04 / DETAILED MEANINGShownHidden
How the verse unfolds.
The verse first offers recognised names and relationships: goddess of speech, Hari's wife and the mountain daughter beside Śiva. These forms give the reader familiar ways to approach her.
She is then named a wondrous fourth whose greatness exceeds comprehension, Mahāmāyā related to supreme Brahman. The movement does not merely add another item to a list. It challenges the adequacy of the preceding names while retaining their place within the praise.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATIONShownHidden
A question to carry.
How can a name help you approach something while still leaving room for what you do not understand?