Shloka 47
The Greatness of Hari’s Janmāṣṭamī (Jayantī) Vow
स धृत्वा तां महाराजः सभयोऽभूद्दुरासदः । शुद्धकांचनवर्णाभां पूर्णेंदुसदृशाननाम्
sa dhṛtvā tāṃ mahārājaḥ sabhayo'bhūddurāsadaḥ | śuddhakāṃcanavarṇābhāṃ pūrṇeṃdusadṛśānanām
Setelah memegangnya, maharaja menjadi waspada dan sukar didekati—dia bersinar dengan rona emas tulen, wajahnya menyerupai bulan purnama.
Narrator (contextual speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स सभयोऽभूद्दुरासदः = स + स-भयः + अभूत् + दुरासदः (ओऽ = ओ + अ; द्-सन्धि: अभूत् + दुरासदः → अभूद्दुरासदः); शुद्धकांचनवर्णाभां = शुद्ध-काञ्चन-वर्ण-आभाम्; पूर्णेंदुसदृशाननाम् = पूर्ण-इन्दु-सदृश-आननाम्.
FAQs
She is described as having the radiance of pure gold (śuddha-kāñcana-varṇa) and a face like the full moon (pūrṇendu-sadṛśa-ānanā), both common Sanskrit aesthetic ideals.
Durāsadaḥ suggests he became difficult to approach—socially or emotionally—here linked with apprehension (sa-bhayaḥ), implying guardedness or anxiety after taking her into his care.
Not directly in the given line. It functions as narrative description and courtly-poetic characterization; any Bhakti or tīrtha theme would depend on the surrounding verses in Adhyaya 13.