Shloka 13
कल्माषपाद-शाप-कारणम्
Cause of Kalmāṣapāda’s Niyoga under a Curse
जगाम मनसा चैव वसिष्ठमृषिसत्तमम् | पुरोहितममित्रघ्नस्तदा संवरणो नृप:,उस समय शत्रुओंका नाश करनेवाले राजा संवरणने अपने पुरोहित मुनिवर वसिष्ठका मन-ही-मन स्मरण किया
jagāma manasā caiva vasiṣṭham ṛṣisattamam | purohitam amitraghnaḥ tadā saṃvaraṇo nṛpaḥ ||
Maka pada ketika itu Raja Saṃvaraṇa, masyhur sebagai pemusnah musuh, menumpukan ingatan batinnya kepada Vasiṣṭha—yang utama antara para resi—pendeta diraja baginda.
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s strength is not only martial; in crisis he should seek dharmic guidance. The verse highlights reliance on the purohita—an ethical and ritual authority—through inward recollection, suggesting humility, counsel, and alignment with dharma before action.
The Gandharva narrates that King Saṃvaraṇa, at that time, mentally calls upon his priest Vasiṣṭha, the foremost sage—indicating a turning point where the king seeks the sage’s help, advice, or protective rites.