Shloka 4
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
चिरं जीवोरुकल्याण ! हतास्ते परिपन्थिनः ।
पित्रोः प्रह्लादय मनस्तथास्माकमकण्टकम् ॥
ciraṃ jīvoru-kalyāṇa! hatās te paripanthinaḥ | pitroḥ prahlādaya manas tathāsmākam akaṇṭakam ||
“Berumur panjanglah, wahai yang sangat beruntung! Musuh-musuh yang mengintai telah dibinasakan. Kini hiburlah hati ayah-ibumu—dan jadikan jalan kami bebas duri (bebas kesukaran).”
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FAQs
Blessing (āśīrvāda) is framed not merely as personal welfare but as restoration of dhārmic order: parents’ peace and the community’s freedom from danger are treated as shared goods.
Narrative (vaṃśānucarita-adjacent) rather than cosmological categories; it illustrates social dharma within a biographical story.
‘Akaṇṭaka’ (thornless path) can symbolize the removal of inner obstacles (kleśas). The call to gladden the parents hints at the karmic weight of filial duty (pitṛ-ṛṇa).