त्वया नाथेन मे ब्रह्मन्संस्थितेनाऽपि शत्रुभिः । बलाच्च यद्धृतं राज्यं मन्द भाग्यस्य सांप्रतम्
tvayā nāthena me brahmansaṃsthitenā'pi śatrubhiḥ | balācca yaddhṛtaṃ rājyaṃ manda bhāgyasya sāṃpratam
«Ô brahmane vénérable, bien que tu demeures mon protecteur, mes ennemis ont saisi mon royaume par la force. Telle est, à présent, ma fortune misérable.»
Suratha (addressing Vasiṣṭha)
Scene: A dispossessed king, unarmed and humbled, speaks to a seated brahmarṣi (Vasiṣṭha), hands folded, with a faint suggestion of a lost palace in the distance and looming hostile banners.
Worldly power is unstable; dharmic recourse through guru-guidance and devotion is the Purāṇic response to misfortune.
Not specified in this verse; it is part of a larger tīrtha-mahātmya narrative arc.
None in this line; it introduces the problem that a subsequent rite, vow, or pilgrimage typically resolves.