Shloka 68
श्रुत्वा तु वचन त्वत्तो विधास्यामस्ततो वयम् | पृथ्वीनाथ! उस समय देवताओंने चन्द्रमासे मिलकर पूछा--“आपका रूप ऐसा कैसे हो गया? यह प्रकाशित क्यों नहीं होता है? हमलोगोंसे सारा कारण बताइये, जिससे आपको महान् भय प्राप्त हुआ। आपकी बात सुनकर हमलोग इस संकटके निवारणका कोई उपाय करेंगे” ।। ६६-६७ $ || एवमुक्त: प्रत्युवाच सर्वास्तान् शशलक्षण:
śrutvā tu vacanaṁ tvatto vidhāsyāmastato vayam | pṛthvīnātha! tadā devatāś candramāse sametya papracchuḥ—“tava rūpam īdṛśaṁ kathaṁ jātaṁ? prakāśaḥ kasmān na bhavati? asmān sarvaṁ kāraṇaṁ brūhi, yena te mahad bhayaṁ prāptam | tava vākyaṁ śrutvā vayam asya saṅkaṭasya nivāraṇe kañcid upāyaṁ kariṣyāmaḥ” || 66–67 || evam uktaḥ pratyuvāca sarvās tān śaśalakṣaṇaḥ |
Hearing your words, we shall act accordingly. O Lord of the earth! At that time the gods, gathering together around the Moon, asked: “How has your form become like this? Why does your radiance not shine forth? Tell us the entire cause by which you have fallen into great fear. Once we have heard your account, we will devise some means to remove this distress.” Thus addressed, the Moon—marked with the hare—replied to them all.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights ethical inquiry and responsible action: before attempting a remedy, the gods insist on hearing the full cause of the Moon’s distress. It models due process—understanding origins of a problem, then choosing an appropriate means to remove it.
The gods assemble and question the Moon about his altered appearance and loss of radiance, asking him to disclose the cause of his fear. They promise to find a remedy once they know the full story, and the Moon then begins his reply.