Shloka 19
Dialogue of Father and Son (Pitṛputra-saṃvāda) — Mohinī Episode
प्रेम्णा समागतं प्रक्ष्य तं पतन्तं नृपैः सह । अवरुह्य हयाद्राजा समुत्थाप्य सुतं विभो ॥ १९ ॥
premṇā samāgataṃ prakṣya taṃ patantaṃ nṛpaiḥ saha | avaruhya hayādrājā samutthāpya sutaṃ vibho || 19 ||
তাক প্ৰেমেৰে আগবাঢ়ি আহি পাছত ৰজাসকলৰ সৈতে লুটি পৰি প্ৰণাম কৰা দেখি, ৰজাই ঘোঁৰাৰ পৰা নামি, হে প্ৰভু, পুত্ৰক উঠাই থিয় কৰালে।
Suta (narrating the episode in the Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights dharmic kingship expressed through compassion—promptly protecting and uplifting one’s dependent (here, the son) when adversity strikes.
Though not a direct bhakti injunction, the affectionate response and humble action model the inner softness (dayā, prema) that supports Vishnu-bhakti and righteous conduct in sacred narratives.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it functions primarily as narrative dharma—right response and duty in a royal setting.