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02 / PHRASE STUDY · PADĀRTHAShownHidden
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Śloka 100: Overview
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
Like honoring the sun with the flames of a lamp—
like offering the moon a few drops from a moonstone—
like satisfying the ocean with its own waters—
Mother, this praise of you uses words that are already yours.
Selected phrases and English meanings for Śloka 100
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
with the flames of a lamp
performing a rite of light for the sun
to the moon, with drops from moonstone; making an offering of water
with its very own waters
satisfying the ocean
with words that are yours
of you, O Mother
is this spoken hymn of praise
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Śloka 100: Words
Word / source phrase
Meaning in context
lamp
with flames
sun
moonstone
water
offering
with its own
waters
with your own
words
O Mother
praise
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.
Praising Her with words that belong to Her is like offering a lamp to the sun, moonstone water to the moon, or the ocean its own water.
CONDENSED EDITORIAL PARAPHRASE
04 / DETAILED MEANINGShownHidden
How the verse unfolds.
Three offerings are addressed to their own sources: light to the sun, moonstone water to the moon, and the ocean's water to the ocean. Their apparent lack of an independently owned gift is the link between the comparisons.
The poet then applies that relation to the hymn itself, made of words already belonging to the Mother. The ending does not dismiss the offering as meaningless. It locates praise within gratitude, where returning what has been received is itself a meaningful act.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATIONShownHidden
A question to carry.
What could you offer with gratitude even though its capacity or material was never yours alone?