Shloka 110
The Account and Merit of Śivadūtī
with the Nāga-tīrtha at Puṣkara
सभागोस्तु वरारोहे कासांचित्पृथिवीतले । अप्येकवर्षं बालं तु गृहीत्वा तत्र वै बलात्
sabhāgostu varārohe kāsāṃcitpṛthivītale | apyekavarṣaṃ bālaṃ tu gṛhītvā tatra vai balāt
ಹೇ ವರಾರೋಹೆ, ಭೂಮಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೆಲವರ ಒಂದು ಗುಂಪಿತ್ತು; ಅವರು ಬಲವಂತವಾಗಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಒಂದು ವರ್ಷದ ಮಗುವನ್ನೂ ಹಿಡಿದು ಅತ್ತ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಕರೆದೊಯ್ದರು.
Unspecified (context suggests a male narrator addressing a woman, likely within a dialogue frame such as Mahādeva → Pārvatī or similar)
Concept: The narrative introduces harm done to the most vulnerable (a one-year-old child), setting a moral and ritual impetus for protection, vigilance, and corrective dharma.
Application: Strengthen community safeguards for children and vulnerable persons; cultivate vigilance and compassionate action, and support protective rituals as psychological and social reinforcement of care.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A tense, morally charged scene: shadowy figures seize a small child while a mother reaches out in anguish, the world around them rendered as a dim village edge or courtyard. In the background, a protective shrine lamp flickers, hinting that neglect of rites and honor invites vulnerability—setting the stage for remedial instruction.","primary_figures":["One-year-old child","Mother figure","Shadowy abductors (symbolic)","Witness/elder (optional)"],"setting":"Village courtyard at the edge of a settlement; threshold lines, a small shrine niche, and a path leading into darkness","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["cold silver","charcoal black","dusty ochre","blood maroon","faint lamp gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dramatic protective-moral tableau—mother reaching toward a child being carried away, stylized figures with expressive gestures, gold leaf used sparingly for the shrine lamp and protective symbols, rich maroons and greens, ornate border framing the cautionary narrative.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: moonlit courtyard with delicate brushwork, emotional faces, restrained palette, abductors rendered as darker silhouettes, mother’s outstretched arms central, subtle architectural details and a tiny lamp glow indicating dharma’s protective presence.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, high-contrast silhouettes for the abductors, large expressive eyes for the mother, symbolic shrine lamp and threshold markings, red-yellow-green pigments with deep black background for night tension.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: allegorical caution scene framed by ornate floral borders; deep blue night field with gold highlights, central figures stylized, lamp and protective motifs emphasized, lotus patterns used as symbolic counterpoint to danger."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["distant thunder","urgent drum strokes","sharp bell accents","wind through trees"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सभागोस्तु = सभागोः + तु; कासांचित्पृथिवीतले = कासांचित् + पृथिवीतले; अप्येकवर्षम् = अपि + एकवर्षम्.
FAQs
It describes certain people on earth forcibly taking (seizing) even a one-year-old child and carrying him away.
It highlights adharma (unrighteous conduct) through the motif of violence and coercion against the innocent.
The speaker addresses a woman with honorific epithets meaning “fair-hipped/beautiful-limbed,” though the verse alone does not identify her by name.