Shloka 45
Adhyaya 8 — Vasu's Redemption
अस्ताचलं प्रयातेर्'के शप्स्यामि त्वां ततो ध्रुवम् । इत्युक्त्वा स ययौ विप्रो राजा चासीद्भयातुरः ॥
astācalaṃ prayāter ’rke śapsyāmi tvāṃ tato dhruvam | ity uktvā sa yayau vipro rājā cāsīd bhayāturaḥ ||
സൂര്യൻ പടിഞ്ഞാറൻ പർവതത്തിൽ അസ്തമിക്കുമ്പോൾ, അപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ നിന്നെ തീർച്ചയായും ശപിക്കും. ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ് ആ ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ പുറപ്പെട്ടു; രാജാവ് ഭയത്താൽ വ്യാകുലനായി।
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FAQs
The verse underscores the dharmic principle that adharma toward a sage/Brahmin rebounds swiftly: a king’s worldly power is checked by tapas and speech-power (vāg-śakti). Fear here functions as conscience—an inner recognition that social authority must remain aligned with righteousness and humility.
Primarily it belongs to Vaṃśānucarita/Carita (narrative of persons and events) rather than Sarga/Pratisarga/Manvantara/Vaṃśa. It is an ethical episode illustrating dharma through story, not a cosmological or genealogical enumeration in this single verse.
Sunset (astācala) symbolizes the closing of a moral ‘day’: time ripens karma. The brahmin’s deferred curse indicates that consequences may be time-bound yet inevitable (dhruvam). The king’s fear reflects the soul’s tremor when confronted with ṛta (cosmic order) after deviation.