स्वयंप्रभा
प्रश्नोत्तरम् / Svayamprabha Explains the Golden Forest and Questions the Vanaras
दुहिता मेरुसावर्णेरहं तस्यास्स्वयंप्रभा।।4.51.16।।इदं रक्षामि भवनं हेमाया वानरोत्तम।
duhitā merusāvarṇer ahaṃ tasyāḥ svayaṃprabhā | idaṃ rakṣāmi bhavanaṃ hemāyā vānarottama ||
ഹേ വാനരശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! ഞാൻ മേരുസാവർണിയുടെ പുത്രിയായ സ്വയംപ്രഭയാണ്. ഹേമയുടെ ഈ ഭവനം ഞാൻ കാത്തുരക്ഷിക്കുന്നു.
'O best of monkeys! daughter of Meru Sauvarni, I am Svayamprabha (self-illuminator), caretaker of this house of Hema. (Meru Sauvarni is the eleventh Manu).
Dharma as duty (rakṣaṇa): Svayaṃprabhā identifies herself and her rightful responsibility as guardian—truthful identity and faithful protection of a trust.
Svayaṃprabhā formally introduces her lineage and role to the vānaras.
Accountability—she clearly states who she is and what duty she upholds.