Shloka 13
पराशरस्य राक्षससत्रनिवृत्तिः | Paraśara’s Rakṣasa-Satra and Its Cessation
भक्त मामसितापाज्ि न परित्यक्तुमहसि । त्वं हि मां प्रीतियोगेन त्रातुमहसि भाविनि,“कजरारे नेत्रोंवाली भामिनि! मैं तुम्हारा भक्त हूँ। तुम मेरा परित्याग न करो। तुम्हें तो प्रेमपूर्वक मेरी रक्षा करनी चाहिये
bhakta māṁ asitāpāṅgi na parityaktum arhasi | tvaṁ hi māṁ prīti-yogena trātum arhasi bhāmini ||
The Gandharva said: “O dark-eyed lady, do not abandon me. I am devoted to you; and you, O passionate one, ought to protect me through the bond of love.”
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames an ethical appeal grounded in relational duty: devotion and affection create an obligation of care. The Gandharva argues that love (prīti) is not merely emotion but a binding connection (yoga) that should express itself as protection rather than abandonment.
A Gandharva addresses a woman with affectionate epithets (“dark-eyed,” “passionate one”) and pleads that she not forsake him. He presents himself as her devotee and urges her to rescue/protect him on the basis of their loving bond.