Shloka 4
सम्पातिवृत्तान्तः
Sampāti’s Account and the Sage Niśākara
अस्य विन्ध्यस्य शिखरे पतितोऽस्मि पुरावने।सूर्यतपपरीताङ्गो निर्दग्धस्सूर्यरश्मिभिः।।4.60.4।।
asya vindhyasya śikhare patito 'smi purā vane | sūryatāpa-parītāṅgo nirdagdhaḥ sūryaraśmibhiḥ || 4.60.4 ||
पूर्वी मी या विन्ध्य पर्वताच्या शिखरावरील वनात कोसळलो होतो। सूर्याच्या प्रखर तापाने माझे अंग जळाले आणि किरणांनी मी दग्ध झालो।।
Scorched by the rays of the Sun, I was burnt totally and fell on the peak of this mount Vindhya years ago.
FAQs
Actions have consequences; endurance in suffering and honest acknowledgement of one’s condition align with dharma and prepare the ground for truthful self-reporting.
Sampāti begins describing the origin of his crippled state—his fall onto Vindhya after being scorched by the Sun.
Truthful self-disclosure and resilience in adversity.