Shloka 9
The Bhīma-Dvādaśī
Kalyāṇinī) Vow and the Anangadāna-Vrata (with a Courtesan-Conduct Discourse
द्वैपायन ऋषिस्तत्र रौहिणेयोथ केशवः । कंसारिः केशिमथनः केशवः क्लेशनाशनः
dvaipāyana ṛṣistatra rauhiṇeyotha keśavaḥ | kaṃsāriḥ keśimathanaḥ keśavaḥ kleśanāśanaḥ
Dort ist der Weise Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa) zugegen, und ebenso Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma) und Keśava (Kṛṣṇa) — der Feind Kaṃsas, der Bezwinger Keśins, Keśava, der die Leiden vernichtet.
Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Concept: Smaraṇa of the Lord’s names and deeds (Kaṁsāri, Keśimathana, Kleśanāśana) is itself a medicine that dissolves affliction.
Application: Use divine epithets as contemplative anchors: repeat a chosen name (e.g., ‘Keśava’) during stress, pairing it with remembrance of a protective deed.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: city
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft cymbals (manjira)","birds near river","gentle flowing water"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ऋषिस्तत्र → ऋषिः तत्र (विसर्ग-सन्धि); रौहिणेयोथ → रौहिणेयः अथ (विसर्ग-सन्धि).
FAQs
Dvaipāyana refers to Sage Vyāsa, traditionally regarded as the compiler of the Vedas and the author/redactor associated with the Mahābhārata and Purāṇic literature.
These are honorific epithets: Kaṃsāri means “enemy/slayer of Kaṃsa,” and Keśimathana means “slayer of Keśin,” recalling Kṛṣṇa’s victories over these adversaries in the Kṛṣṇa narrative tradition.
Calling Keśava “the remover of afflictions” frames remembrance of the deity’s names and deeds as spiritually purifying and consoling—suggesting a bhakti-oriented assurance that divine grace alleviates suffering (kleśa).