Shloka 14

Sūrya-stava: Dhaumya’s Counsel and the Aṣṭaśata-nāma of Sūrya

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच शृणुष्वावहितो राजन्‌ शुचिर्भूत्वा समाहित: । क्षणं च कुरु राजेन्द्र सम्प्रवक्ष्याम्यशेषत:,वैशम्पायनजीने कहा--राजेन्द्र! मैं सब बातें बता रहा हूँ। तुम सावधान, पवित्र और एकाग्रचित्त होकर सुनो और धैर्य रखो

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca śṛṇuṣvāvahito rājan śucir bhūtvā samāhitaḥ | kṣaṇaṃ ca kuru rājendra sampravakṣyāmy aśeṣataḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O King, listen with full attention—having become pure and composed in mind. And be patient for a moment, O best of kings; I shall relate everything to you completely.”

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

शृणुष्वlisten

आवहितःattentive, heedful

राजन्O king

शुचिःpure, clean

भूत्वाhaving become

समाहितःcollected, composed, concentrated

क्षणम्a moment

चand

कुरुdo, make (be patient/hold on)

राजेन्द्रO lord of kings

सम्प्रवक्ष्यामिI shall tell, I will relate

अशेषतःcompletely, without remainder

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Rājan (the King)

Rājendra (best of kings)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes the ethical and spiritual prerequisites for receiving instruction: purity (śuci), mental composure (samāhita), attentive listening (āvahita), and patience (kṣaṇaṃ kuru). It frames knowledge as something to be approached with discipline and reverence.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana addresses the king and prepares him to hear a complete account. This is a formal transition into detailed narration, signaling that what follows should be heard with focused attention and a steady mind.