Shloka 13
Inquiry into Sacred Fords and the Merit of Earth-Circumambulation
Narada–Yudhishthira; Entry into the Dilipa–Vasistha Episode
यदि त्वहमनुग्राह्यो भ्रातृभिः सहितोऽनघ । संदेहं मे मुनिश्रेष्ठ हृत्स्थं त्वं छेत्तुमर्हसि
yadi tvahamanugrāhyo bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito'nagha | saṃdehaṃ me muniśreṣṭha hṛtsthaṃ tvaṃ chettumarhasi
ഹേ അനഘാ! ഞാൻ സഹോദരന്മാരോടുകൂടെ നിങ്ങളുടെ അനുഗ്രഹത്തിന് യോഗ്യനാണെങ്കിൽ, ഹേ മുനിശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, എന്റെ ഹൃദയത്തിലെ സംശയം നിങ്ങൾ നീക്കേണ്ടതാണ്।
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (a petitioner addressing a sage, “muniśreṣṭha”)
Concept: Saṃśaya (doubt) obstructs dharma; the role of the sage is to cut it away through compassionate instruction.
Application: Name your doubts clearly, approach a trustworthy teacher, and seek resolution through study, reflection, and practice rather than rumination.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The petitioner’s face shows quiet strain—an unspoken question weighing on the heart—while he kneels with joined palms before the sage. The sage raises a hand in a gesture of reassurance, as if about to ‘cut’ the knot of doubt with luminous words.","primary_figures":["petitioner with brothers (Pandavas implied)","muniśreṣṭha (Nārada or another sage)"],"setting":"Forest āśrama with a banyan tree, deer nearby, and a small altar; brothers stand slightly behind in respectful silence","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["banyan green","earth umber","sunlit gold","ash white","royal blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: petitioner kneeling in añjali with brothers behind, sage seated on a decorated pedestal, gold leaf halo and ornate arch, rich maroon/green textiles, gem-like detailing on ornaments, symbolic ‘knot’ motif near the petitioner’s chest dissolving into gold rays to show doubt being cut.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate emotional scene—petitioner with softened eyes, sage calm and compassionate, cool greens and browns, lyrical banyan canopy, fine linework, subtle depiction of an inner ‘knot’ as a faint dark swirl near the heart fading into light.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines—sage with raised blessing hand, petitioner in humility, stylized forest and animals, warm pigment palette, temple mural border with repeating lotus and conch motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symmetrical devotional composition with ornate floral borders, deep blue background, central sage and petitioner, peacocks at corners, lotus motifs around the heart area transforming from dark to gold to symbolize doubt dispelled."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["rustling leaves","distant river hush","soft drum pulse","brief silence between lines"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: त्वहमनुग्राह्यो = त्वम् + अहम् + अनुग्राह्यः; सहितोऽनघ = सहितः + अनघ; छेत्तुमर्हसि = छेत्तुम् + अर्हसि.
FAQs
The speaker asks a revered sage to remove an inner doubt, appealing to the sage’s grace and spiritual authority.
It suggests doubt as an inner obstruction lodged in the heart-mind; spiritual instruction is portrayed as something that “cuts” or clears this blockage.
Humility and sincerity: the speaker approaches a teacher respectfully, admits uncertainty, and seeks clarification for the good of oneself and one’s family (here, “with my brothers”).