Shloka 21
Vaitaraṇī-tīrtha and the Devayāna Path
Kaliṅga Episode
विषीदन्तीं तु तां दृष्टवा कश्यपो भगवानृषि: । प्रसादयाम्बभूवाथ ततो भूमिं विशाम्पते,राजन! पृथ्वी देवीको विषाद करती देख महर्षि भगवान् कश्यपने प्रार्थनाद्वारा उन्हें प्रसन्न किया
viṣīdantīṃ tu tāṃ dṛṣṭvā kaśyapo bhagavān ṛṣiḥ | prasādayām babhūvātha tato bhūmiṃ viśāmpate, rājan |
فلما رأى كاشيابا، ذلك الرِّشي الجليل، إلهةَ الأرض غارقةً في الأسى، سعى إلى تهدئتها وإدخال السرور عليها بكلماتٍ مُصالِحةٍ وتضرّعٍ. ثم، يا سيّدَ الرجال—يا أيها الملك—خاطب بُومي قاصدًا أن يعيد إليها سكينتها ويُصلح ما أثار كربها.
लोमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
When a being—especially one bearing the world’s burdens—falls into sorrow, the dharmic response is not force but compassionate appeasement: wise speech, humility, and prayerful conciliation aimed at restoring balance and right order.
Lomaśa narrates that the sage Kaśyapa sees the Earth-goddess (Bhūmi/Pṛthvī) in distress and attempts to comfort and please her through supplication; he then proceeds to address her, with the king as the listening addressee.