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Soundarya Lahari Verse 35 — Manas Tvam Vyoma Tvam

सौन्दर्यलहरी श्लोक ३५ — मनस्त्वं व्योम त्वं in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 Early morning for contemplation; Fridays and Navaratri are especially suitable·📜 Soundarya Lahari, Verse 35

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

Verse 35 is one of the most philosophical of the hymn, an Advaitic hymn of immanence. It declares that the Goddess is the mind and the five elements — space, air, fire, water and earth — and that once She has become all this, nothing exists apart from Her. Though She is in essence pure Consciousness and Bliss (Chidananda), She freely takes on the body of the whole universe. The verse is treasured for its non-dual vision of the Mother as both the world and its transcendent ground.

Origin & Story

Soundarya Lahari, Verse 35 · Adi Shankaracharya · c. 8th century CE

Belonging to the Ananda Lahari, this verse is one of the clearest statements of Advaita within the hymn, identifying the Goddess with the mind, the five elements and the whole cosmos while affirming Her transcendent nature as Chidananda. It reflects Shankaracharya's non-dual vision and is set in the Shikharini metre.

✦ As told in scripture

Contemplatives say that steady reflection on this verse can dissolve the sense of separation between the worshipper and the world, revealing the Divine Mother as the one Consciousness-Bliss appearing as everything — a direct taste of the non-dual truth Shankaracharya taught.

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The Mantra

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manastvaṃ vyoma tvaṃ marudasi marutsārathirasi tvamāpastvaṃ bhūmistvayi pariṇatāyāṃ na hi param | tvameva svātmānaṃ pariṇamayituṃ viśvavapuṣā cidānandākāraṃ śivayuvati bhāvena bibhṛṣe || 35||

Meaning:You are the mind; You are ether, air, fire, water and earth. When You have transformed Yourself into all this, there is nothing whatsoever beyond You. O youthful consort of Shiva, it is You alone who, while remaining of the nature of pure Consciousness and Bliss, willingly take on the form of the entire universe by transforming Your own Self.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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manaḥ tvaṃ🔊You are the mind (manas)

vyoma tvaṃ🔊You are the ether / space (akasha)

marut asi🔊You are the air (vayu)

marut-sārathiḥ asi🔊You are fire (Agni, the charioteer / friend of the wind)

tvam āpaḥ🔊You are the waters

tvaṃ bhūmiḥ🔊You are the earth

tvayi pariṇatāyāṃ🔊when You have transformed (into all this)

na hi param🔊there is indeed nothing beyond / other (than You)

tvam eva🔊You alone

svātmānaṃ pariṇamayituṃ🔊in order to transform Your own Self

viśva-vapuṣā🔊into the form/body of the universe

cit-ānanda-ākāraṃ🔊(while remaining) of the nature of consciousness and bliss

śivayuvati🔊O youthful consort of Shiva (Shiva-yuvati)

bhāvena bibhṛṣe🔊You assume (this) by Your own will / as a sport

Benefits of Chanting सौन्दर्यलहरी श्लोक ३५ — मनस्त्वं व्योम त्वं

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Imparts the Advaitic vision of the Goddess as the whole universe and its source

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Excellent for contemplation (manana) on the non-dual nature of reality

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Cultivates the awareness that the Divine Mother pervades all the elements

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Brings deep peace by seeing nothing as separate from Her

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Recited by seekers of wisdom (jnana) within the path of devotion

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Unites bhakti and jnana — devotion to Devi as the formless Chidananda

How to Chant सौन्दर्यलहरी श्लोक ३५ — मनस्त्वं व्योम त्वं

Repetitions108times

Best TimeEarly morning for contemplation; Fridays and Navaratri are especially suitable

FaceEast or North

Use this verse for reflective meditation (manana): facing east or north, recite it slowly and, with each line, contemplate the Mother as the mind, then as ether, air, fire, water and earth, finally resting in the awareness that nothing stands apart from Her Chidananda nature. Repeat 9, 27 or 108 times. It is especially valued by those who combine devotion with the inquiry into non-duality.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete सौन्दर्यलहरी श्लोक ३५ — मनस्त्वं व्योम त्वं written in the English script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

Because it presents an Advaitic (non-dual) vision: the Goddess is declared to be the mind and the five elements, and once She has become all this, nothing exists apart from Her. It identifies the Divine Mother with both the universe and its transcendent ground of Consciousness-Bliss.

The verse names the mind (manas) and the five great elements (pancha-mahabhuta): ether or space, air, fire, water and earth. The phrase 'marut-sarathi' ('charioteer of the wind') refers to fire, which is fanned and carried by air.

It is addressed lovingly to the Goddess as 'Shiva-yuvati', the youthful consort of Shiva, yet its content is pure Vedantic non-duality. Reciting it lets the devotee adore the Mother with the heart while contemplating Her as the formless Chidananda with the intellect.

Chidananda means 'Consciousness-Bliss'. The verse says that although the Goddess appears as the whole material universe, Her true nature remains pure Consciousness and Bliss, which She has freely shaped into the form of the world.