Shloka 4
सम्पातिवृत्तान्तः
Sampāti’s Account and the Sage Niśākara
अस्य विन्ध्यस्य शिखरे पतितोऽस्मि पुरावने।सूर्यतपपरीताङ्गो निर्दग्धस्सूर्यरश्मिभिः।।4.60.4।।
asya vindhyasya śikhare patito 'smi purā vane | sūryatāpa-parītāṅgo nirdagdhaḥ sūryaraśmibhiḥ || 4.60.4 ||
बहुत पहले मैं इस विन्ध्य पर्वत की चोटी के वन में गिर पड़ा था। सूर्य की तीव्र तपिश से मेरा अंग-प्रत्यंग झुलस गया और उसकी किरणों से मैं दग्ध हो गया।।
Scorched by the rays of the Sun, I was burnt totally and fell on the peak of this mount Vindhya years ago.
FAQs
Actions have consequences; endurance in suffering and honest acknowledgement of one’s condition align with dharma and prepare the ground for truthful self-reporting.
Sampāti begins describing the origin of his crippled state—his fall onto Vindhya after being scorched by the Sun.
Truthful self-disclosure and resilience in adversity.