Shloka 20
सुवर्णष्ठीविनोपाख्यानम्
The Account of Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin
तमहं नृपतिं दीनमब्रवं पुनरेव च । स्मर्तव्यो5स्मि महाराज दर्शयिष्यामि ते सुतम्
tam ahaṁ nṛpatiṁ dīnam abravāṁ punar eva ca | smartavyo ’smi mahārāja darśayiṣyāmi te sutam ||
Parvata said: “I spoke again to the despondent king: ‘O great king, remember me when distress arises. I shall show you your son and reunite him with you. Do not grieve, lord of the earth. Though your beloved son has fallen under the power of Yama, I will bring him back in that very form and give him to you again.’”
पर्वत उवाच
Educational Q&A
In times of calamity, one should remember and seek the aid of a trustworthy protector or benefactor; compassion expressed through concrete help is upheld as righteous conduct, and grief is met with reassurance and purposeful action.
Parvata addresses a sorrow-stricken king and promises that, if remembered in crisis, he will restore the king’s son—despite the son being under Yama’s power—bringing him back in the same form and reuniting father and child.