Shloka 27
The Sumanā Episode: Suvrata’s Childhood Devotion and All-Activity Remembrance of Hari
क्रीडमानं प्राह माता सुव्रतं चारुलक्षणम् । भोजनं कुरु मे वत्स क्षुधा त्वां परिपीडयेत्
krīḍamānaṃ prāha mātā suvrataṃ cārulakṣaṇam | bhojanaṃ kuru me vatsa kṣudhā tvāṃ paripīḍayet
त्याला क्रीडा करताना पाहून आईने आपल्या सुसंस्कृत, सुंदरलक्षण सुव्रताला म्हटले— “बाळा, भोजन कर; भूक तुला त्रास देऊ नये।”
Mother (addressing her child)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: cārulakṣaṇam = cāru-lakṣaṇam; अन्यत्र स्पष्टपदानि।
FAQs
The speaker is a mother addressing her child who is playing; she urges him to eat so that hunger will not trouble him.
It highlights attentive care and timely counsel within family life—balancing play with nourishment and well-being.
The verse is primarily domestic and instructive rather than overtly theological, reflecting everyday dharma and parental responsibility within the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa narrative flow.