Shloka 20
Glory of Guru-tīrtha: Mānasarovara Marvels and the Revā Confluence
क्षुधया पीड्यमानोहं त्वामहं चावलोकये । तस्य वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य शीघ्रं व्याधी समागता
kṣudhayā pīḍyamānohaṃ tvāmahaṃ cāvalokaye | tasya vākyaṃ samākarṇya śīghraṃ vyādhī samāgatā
ដោយត្រូវទុក្ខដោយសេចក្តីឃ្លាន ខ្ញុំបានមើលទៅកាន់អ្នក។ ពេលបានឮពាក្យរបស់គាត់ ជំងឺទាំងឡាយក៏រហ័សមកលើខ្ញុំ។
Unspecified (context-dependent narrator/character within the dialogue)
Concept: Unchecked bodily craving and heedlessness can precipitate suffering; the body’s vulnerability urges refuge in dharma and devotion.
Application: Treat hunger, desire, and stress as signals to simplify, practice restraint, and turn the mind to prayer/mantra before acting impulsively.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A weary figure, ribs faintly visible, turns with hollow-eyed longing toward another presence, the air thick with impending malaise. As unseen words land like a curse or shock, shadowy personifications of disease rush in from the margins, swirling around the sufferer’s limbs.","primary_figures":["a hunger-afflicted person (narrative protagonist)","shadowy personifications of Vyādhi (disease spirits)","a distant onlooker/companion figure"],"setting":"A sparse forest-edge clearing near a humble hut, with a clay pot and empty leaf-plate suggesting scarcity.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled shifting into ominous dusk","color_palette":["ash gray","withered ochre","deep indigo","smoky violet","pale bone white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a central emaciated figure in a forest clearing, surrounded by stylized dark vyādhi-spirits with gold-leaf halos turned tarnished, rich maroon and olive borders, ornate but somber jewelry on the companion figure, South Indian iconographic symmetry, embossed gold accents highlighting the unseen force of fate.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate lines show a thin protagonist in a Himalayan-foothill clearing, cool indigo shadows creeping in, tiny swirling disease-forms like smoke, lyrical trees and a small hut, refined faces with restrained emotion, muted palette with a sudden darkening sky.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, the afflicted figure seated with hand to stomach, vyādhi-spirits as stylized dark forms entering from the sides, earthy reds/yellows/greens with a dramatic indigo background wash, temple-wall aesthetic, large expressive eyes conveying fear and compassion.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: narrative vignette framed by floral borders and lotus motifs, central figure in distress with swirling dark clouds of vyādhi, peacocks perched silently, deep blue ground with gold detailing, devotional undertone hinting at the need for Hari’s grace despite the grim scene."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["dry wind through leaves","distant jackal call","low temple bell drone","sudden hush","heartbeat-like mridang pulse"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पीड्यमानोहं → पीड्यमानः + अहम्; त्वामहं → त्वाम् + अहम्; चावलोकये → च + अवलोकये.
FAQs
The verse uses first-person narration (“I”), but without surrounding verses the speaker cannot be identified with certainty. In the Padma Purana, such lines often occur within a dialogue frame (commonly Pulastya–Bhīṣma in several sections), so the immediate speaker must be confirmed from the preceding and following shlokas of Adhyaya 89.
It links intense bodily hardship (hunger) with the sudden onset of illness after hearing someone’s speech, suggesting a narrative moment where words trigger a consequence—often read as karmic, psychological, or curse-like causation depending on context.
Indirectly, it highlights human vulnerability—hunger and disease—and the power of speech to affect outcomes. The ethical takeaway commonly drawn is restraint in speech and compassion toward the suffering, though the precise theological emphasis depends on the chapter’s broader theme.