Shloka 5
और्वकृत-क्रोधाग्नि-निग्रहः
Aurva’s Containment of the Wrath-Fire
उक्तवानस्मि येन त्वां तापत्य इति यद् वच: । तत् ते5हं कथयिष्यामि शृणुष्वैकमना भव,मैंने जिस कारण अपने वक्तव्यमें तुम्हें 'तापत्य” कहा है, वह बता रहा हूँ, एकाग्रचित्त होकर सुनो
uktavān asmi yena tvāṃ tāpatya iti yad vacaḥ | tat te 'haṃ kathayiṣyāmi śṛṇuṣvaikamanā bhava ||
The Gandharva said: “I have already spoken the words by which I addressed you as ‘Tāpatya.’ Now I shall tell you the reason for that address—listen with a single, focused mind.”
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined listening and clarity in speech: when a significant form of address is used (here, “Tāpatya,” indicating lineage), the speaker undertakes to explain its basis, and the listener is urged to be attentive and single-minded.
A Gandharva, having addressed someone as “Tāpatya,” now prepares to explain why that epithet applies, asking the listener to concentrate and hear the forthcoming account.