Shloka 96

Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati

Sanskrit

शान्तमश्वतरं नाम माननीयं दिवौकसाम् ।

रमणीयं ततोऽपश्यत् पातालं स नृपात्मजः ॥

Transliteration

śāntamaśvataraṃ nāma mānanīyaṃ divaukasām | ramaṇīyaṃ tato 'paśyat pātālaṃ sa nṛpātmajaḥ ||

Translation

Er erfuhr von einem namens Śāntamaśvatara, der selbst unter den Himmelsbewohnern der Ehre würdig war. Dann erblickte jener Prinz Pātāla – entzückend anzusehen.

Speakers

• Narrator voice (frame-speaker not identifiable from verses alone)

Key Themes

• Pātāla as splendid realm
• Nāga kingship
• Honor beyond worlds