Shloka 47
The Account and Merit of Śivadūtī
with the Nāga-tīrtha at Puṣkara
भविता भरतो राजा पांडवेयो महायशाः । अस्माकं तु क्षयकरो दैवयोगेन केनचित्
bhavitā bharato rājā pāṃḍaveyo mahāyaśāḥ | asmākaṃ tu kṣayakaro daivayogena kenacit
പാണ്ഡവവംശത്തിൽ ഭരതൻ എന്ന മഹായശസ്സുള്ള രാജാവ് ഉണ്ടാകും; എന്നാൽ ഏതോ ദൈവയോഗം മൂലം അവൻ തന്നെ ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് നാശകാരകനാകും।
Unspecified (context required from surrounding verses to confirm the dialogue speaker)
Concept: Fate (daiva-yoga) can raise a righteous, glorious ruler whose actions become ruinous to certain beings; dharma’s advance often threatens entrenched adharma.
Application: When change threatens one’s comfort, examine whether it is dharma correcting imbalance; align with righteousness rather than resisting inevitable moral realignment.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: city
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["low drone","single bell strikes","whispering wind","distant war-drum (faint)","water ripple"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: No major sandhi beyond standard word-joining; pāṃḍaveyo = pāṇḍaveyaḥ (visarga per metrical/orthographic variation).
FAQs
The verse foretells a king named Bharata described as a famed descendant of the Pāṇḍavas; identifying the exact Bharata (among multiple figures with that name) requires the surrounding narrative context of Adhyaya 31.
It means “by some conjunction/dispensation of fate,” indicating that the destructive outcome is attributed to an unspecified turn of destiny rather than a clearly stated human cause in this single verse.
It highlights the Purāṇic theme that even a renowned ruler can become a cause of suffering for some parties due to karma and fate, urging humility and caution about the unpredictable results of power and circumstance.