Shloka 43

Parīkṣit-janma-saṃkaṭa and Kuntī’s petition to Vāsudeva (परिक्षिज्जन्मसंकटं कुन्त्याः प्रार्थना च)

Devanagari script

सुमनोभिश्न चित्राभिलजिरुच्चावचैरपि | जनेश्वर! उन्होंने मन्त्रपूत पुष्प लेकर मिठाई, खीर, फलके गूदे, विचित्र पुष्प, लावा (खील) तथा अन्य नाना प्रकारकी वस्तुओंद्वारा उपहार समर्पित किया

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: sumanobhiś ca citrābhir lajair uccāvacair api | janeśvara, te mantra-pūtaiḥ puṣpair modakaiḥ pāyasena phala-gūḍaiḥ citra-puṣpaiḥ lāvābhiś ca tathānyair nānā-vidhair dravyair upahāram upājahruḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Wahai penguasa rakyat, mereka mempersembahkan persembahan—bunga yang disucikan oleh mantra, manisan dan pāyasa (bubur susu), daging buah, bunga beraneka warna, lājā (biji-bijian sangrai), serta berbagai barang lainnya.

Word by Word

सुमनोभिःwith good/pleasant flowers

चand

चित्राभिःwith variegated (things/flowers)

लजिःparched grain; popped rice (lājā)

उच्चावचैःwith various (high and low; diverse) [items]

अपिalso/even

जनेश्वरO lord of people

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

janeśvara (the king addressed)

mantra-pūtāni puṣpāṇi (sanctified flowers)

modaka (sweets)

pāyasa (rice-pudding)

phala-gūḍa (fruit pulp/sweet)

citra-puṣpa (variegated flowers)

lājā/lāvā (parched grains)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic offering: gifts are made with purity (mantra-sanctified), variety, and reverence, supporting sacred order and respectful relations between subjects and ruler/ritual authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

People bring and present a range of auspicious items—sanctified flowers, sweets, rice-pudding, fruit preparations, parched grains, and other goods—as formal offerings to the addressed king, within a ritual-ceremonial setting.