Shloka 58
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
तच्छापादद्यापि क्षीयते सोमो<मावास्यान्तरस्थ: पौर्णमासीमात्रेडधिछितो मेघलेखाप्रतिच्छन्न॑ वपुर्दर्शयति मेघसदृशं वर्णमगमत् _तदस्य शशलक्ष्म विमलमभवत्
tacchāpād adyāpi kṣīyate somo ’māvāsyāntarasthaḥ; paurṇamāsī-mātreḍadhicchito meghalekhā-praticchannaṃ vapur darśayati; meghasadṛśaṃ varṇam agamat; tad asya śaśalakṣma vimalaṃ abhavat.
Karena kutukan itu, Soma (Bulan) hingga kini menyusut pada paruh gelap, berkurang sampai malam bulan baru, lalu membesar pada paruh terang, bertambah sampai purnama. Cakramnya tampak seakan terselubung oleh gurat gelap laksana awan; dan pada tubuhnya terlihat tanda kelinci—jelas dan nyata—berwarna kelam seperti awan.
तामिन्द्र उवाच गच्छ नहुषस्त्वया वाच्योथ<पूर्वेण मामृषियुक्तेन यानेन त्वमधिरूढ
Educational Q&A
Actions and moral transgressions can yield enduring consequences that shape the world’s order; the moon’s waxing and waning is presented as a visible, recurring reminder of accountability and the lasting force of a curse.
The speaker explains that due to a particular curse, Soma continually diminishes through the dark fortnight up to amāvāsyā and increases through the bright fortnight up to paurṇamāsī, and that the moon’s orb shows a cloud-dark streak and the clearly visible hare-mark.