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Parvati asked:
O Lord Shankara, please explain these terms
to me – What are pinda, pada and rupa? And is
there more beyond them?

| Shri Paarvati-uvaacha | |
| Note: | |
| Pindam kim tu | |
| Note: | |
| mahaadevam | |
| Note: | |
| padam kim | |
| Note: | |
| samudaahrtam | |
| Note: | |
| glue... | |
| Shri Paarvati-uvaacha Pindam kim tu mahaadeva, padam kim samudaahrtam |
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| Rupaatitam | |
| Note: | |
| cha rupam kim | |
| Note: | |
| etadaakhyaahi | |
| Note: | |
| shankara | |
| Note: | |
| glue... | |
| Rupaatitam cha rupam kim, etadaakhyaahi shankara | |
| Now repeat the entire verse all together: | |
| Shri Paarvati-uvaacha: Pindam kim tu mahaadeva, padam kim samudaahrtam; Rupaatitam cha rupam kim, etadaakhyaahi shankara. |
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| and know the keywords: | |
| Shri Paarvati-uvaacha: Pindam kim tu mahaadeva, padam kim samudaahrtam; Rupaatitam cha rupam kim, etadaakhyaahi shankara. |
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| Parvati asked: O Lord Shankara, please explain these terms to me – What are pinda, pada and rupa? And is there more beyond them? |
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