Shloka 48

Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses

Sanskrit

इत्युक्ते प्रणिपाताद्यैरुपचारैः प्रसादितः । स मामाह पुनर्विप्रस्तत्क्षणान्मृदुमानसः ॥

Transliteration

ity ukte praṇipātādyair upacāraiḥ prasāditaḥ | sa mām āha punar vipras tatkṣaṇān mṛdumānasaḥ ||

Translation

Als dies gesprochen war, wurde er durch Niederwerfungen und andere Dienste besänftigt; dann redete jener Brāhmaṇa, dessen Sinn sogleich milde geworden war, erneut zu mir.

Speakers

• Rākṣasa narrating; Brahmamitra relents

Key Themes

• Power of repentance and humility
• Guru’s grace after anger
• Ritual gestures of reconciliation