Shloka 9
Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa
अतिक्रम्याथ वेगेन योजनानि सहस्रशः ।
धरण्यां विवृते गर्ते निपपात लघुक्रमः ॥
atikramyātha vegena yojanāni sahasraśaḥ / dharaṇyāṃ vivṛte garte nipapāta laghukramaḥ
Dann, nachdem er rasch Tausende von Yojanas durchmessen hatte, stürzte der Leichtfüßige in eine gähnende, große Grube, die sich in der Erde geöffnet hatte.
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FAQs
Unchecked momentum—whether of pursuit, ambition, or duty—can end in sudden collapse. Purāṇic storytelling frequently uses a ‘fall’ to interrupt pride and force a new mode of understanding.
Not a direct pañcalakṣaṇa passage; it is a narrative hinge that may lead to teachings or revelations which the Purāṇa uses for dharma or cosmological framing later.
The opened earth (vivṛta-garta) is a classic symbol of entering the subconscious/underworld (pātāla): descent precedes encounter with hidden truths, powers, or illusory cities.