आगच्छतो रथस्यास्य शब्दमश्रौषमुन्नतम् । तं मेघनिनदं श्रुत्वा भीतोहं सहसा जवात्
āgacchato rathasyāsya śabdamaśrauṣamunnatam | taṃ meghaninadaṃ śrutvā bhītohaṃ sahasā javāt
येणाऱ्या या रथाचा उंच आवाज मी ऐकला. मेघगर्जनेसारखा तो नाद ऐकून मी अचानक घाबरून वेगाने पळालो।
Unspecified narrator (the reborn insect speaking); framed in Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration
It illustrates the vulnerability and fear inherent in lower births, motivating pursuit of merit and liberation.
The broader setting remains the Sarasvatī river-bank region introduced in the surrounding verses.
None; the verse continues the karmic narrative.