Shloka 85
Adhyaya 3 — The Dharmapakshis’ Past-Life Curse and Indra’s Test of Truthfulness
इति मुनिवरलब्धसत्क्रियास्ते मुनितनया विहगत्वमभ्युपेताः ।
गिरिवरगहनेऽतिपुण्यतोये यतमनसो निवसन्ति विन्ध्यपृष्ठे ॥
iti munivaralabdhasatkriyāste munitanayā vihagatvam abhyupetāḥ |
girivaragahane ’tipuṇyatoye yatamanaso nivasanti vindhyapṛṣṭhe ||
তারপর শ্রেষ্ঠ ঋষিদের যথোচিত সম্মান ও আতিথ্য পেয়ে সেই ঋষিপুত্রেরা পাখির অবস্থা গ্রহণ করল। সংযতচিত্তে তারা বিন্ধ্য পর্বতের ঢালে বাস করে—অতিশয় পবিত্র জলে সমৃদ্ধ, মনোরম পর্বত-অরণ্যে।
{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }
FAQs
The verse links inner discipline with sacred dwelling: even in altered states (here, birdhood), the ideal is a restrained mind (yata-manas). It also emphasizes satkriyā—proper honoring of the worthy—as a dharmic act that sustains righteous communities and supports spiritual continuity.
Primarily it belongs to Vaṃśānucarita/Carita (narrative of persons/lineages and exemplary beings) within the Purāṇic storytelling frame, rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa proper. It functions as connective tissue for the broader discourse rather than chronological manvantara data.
Birdhood can be read symbolically as a liminal, elevated perspective—beings who move between earth and sky—suggesting impartial discernment and swift insight. The Vindhya forest with ‘exceedingly holy waters’ signifies a purified inner landscape; the ‘restrained mind’ indicates that true sanctity is completed by inner control, not place alone.