Shloka 53
Self-Knowledge and the Allegory of the Five Elements & Senses
Karma, Association, and Rebirth
जलमुवाचः । सुतोषयाम्यहं नित्यममृतेन कलेवरम् । एवं मे तत्र व्यापारः कायपत्तनके प्रिये
jalamuvācaḥ | sutoṣayāmyahaṃ nityamamṛtena kalevaram | evaṃ me tatra vyāpāraḥ kāyapattanake priye
ജലം പറഞ്ഞു—അമൃതത്താൽ ഞാൻ നിത്യം ദേഹത്തെ പൂർണ്ണമായി തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തി പോഷിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. പ്രിയേ, ‘കായപത്തന’ എന്ന നഗരത്തിൽ അവിടെ എന്റെ പ്രവർത്തി ഇതുതന്നെ.
Jala (personified Water)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: जलमुवाचः = जलम् + उवाच; सुतोषयाम्यहम् = सुतोषयामि + अहम्; नित्यममृतेन = नित्यम् + अमृतेन; कायपत्तनके = काय-पत्तनके
FAQs
The speaker is Jala (Water), personified, describing its role as continually sustaining the body with amṛta-like vitality.
Amṛta (nectar/ambrosia) functions as a symbol of life-sustaining essence—indicating water’s nourishing, restorative power for embodied beings.
It highlights the principle of sustaining life through continual, regular support—an implicit reminder to honor life-preserving resources (like water) and one’s duties that maintain wellbeing.