Vamana Purana — Shukra's Curse on King Danda, Shloka 97

Shukra’s Curse on King Danda and Andhaka’s Challenge to Shiva

Devanagari script

शाखां वहति मत्सूनुः शिरसा तां विमोचय दशवर्षशतान्यस्य शाखां वै वहतो ऽगमन्

Transliteration

śākhāṃ vahati matsūnuḥ śirasā tāṃ vimocaya daśavarṣaśatānyasya śākhāṃ vai vahato 'gaman

Translation

मेरा पुत्र उस शाखा को सिर पर धारण किए हुए है—उसे उससे मुक्त कीजिए। उस शाखा को ढोते-ढोते उसके दस सौ वर्ष बीत गए।

Speakers

• The sage to the Vānarapati (and implicitly urging action by the king/others).

Key Themes

• Endurance and prolonged penance-like suffering
• Release (vimokṣa) as narrative goal
• Sacred-object burden motif

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "karuna", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }