Shloka 11
The Cyavana Narrative
within the Glory of Guru-tīrtha, in the Vena Episode
कथयस्व प्रसादान्मे कुंजलस्यापि चेष्टितम् । महात्मना किमुक्तं च चतुर्थं तनयं प्रति
kathayasva prasādānme kuṃjalasyāpi ceṣṭitam | mahātmanā kimuktaṃ ca caturthaṃ tanayaṃ prati
অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি মোক কুঞ্জলৰ কৰ্মকাণ্ডো ক’বা, আৰু সেই মহাত্মাই চতুৰ্থ পুত্ৰৰ বিষয়ে কি কৈছিল সেয়াও জনাবা।
Unspecified (a questioner addressing a narrator/teacher in dialogue)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रसादान्मे = प्रसादात् + मे; कुञ्जलस्यापि = कुञ्जलस्य + अपि; किमुक्तं = किम् + उक्तम्.
FAQs
The verse asks for an account of Kuñjala’s conduct (ceṣṭitam) and additionally requests what a “great soul” (mahātmā) said regarding a “fourth son” (caturthaṃ tanayam).
It functions as a prompt: the listener requests further narration—specifically, Kuñjala’s actions and a significant statement made about the fourth son—so the story can continue with those details.
By appealing “out of kindness” (prasādāt), the verse highlights the traditional Purāṇic model of respectful inquiry, where humility and receptivity are presented as proper attitudes for receiving sacred or instructive narratives.