Shloka 9
The Account of King Bhadreśvara
Sun-worship, healing, and heavenly ascent
अमेध्येनाथ कुष्ठेन लोकानां गर्हितेन च । अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां गर्हितोस्मि द्विजातयः
amedhyenātha kuṣṭhena lokānāṃ garhitena ca | adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ garhitosmi dvijātayaḥ
Kini aku ditimpa kusta yang hina dan najis, dicela oleh manusia; dan menjadi tidak kelihatan bagi semua makhluk. Wahai para dwijati, aku telah dihukum dan dikeji.
Unspecified (a first-person narrator within the Adhyaya’s dialogue context)
Concept: Suffering and social condemnation can become the turning point toward humility, surrender, and remedial dharma.
Application: Do not let illness or stigma harden into despair; seek ethical, spiritual, and medical remedies with humility and perseverance.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Type: forest
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A solitary king, his skin marked by leprosy, stands at the edge of a hermitage, half-hidden as if the world refuses to see him. He addresses the dvijas with trembling honesty, while villagers in the distance avert their gaze, emphasizing stigma and isolation.","primary_figures":["Afflicted King (narrator)","Brāhmaṇa sages (dvijāḥ)","Distant villagers"],"setting":"Forest āśrama boundary with thatched huts, sacred trees, and a small water pot near a fire-altar; the king remains slightly apart, symbolizing exclusion.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["earth brown","leaf green","ashen gray","muted saffron","shadow violet"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: poignant scene of an afflicted king with subdued ornaments, standing respectfully before compassionate sages, gold leaf used sparingly to contrast worldly loss with spiritual hope, rich maroons and greens, detailed facial expressions conveying shame and longing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate portrayal of the king’s isolation—placed slightly off-center, sages calm and luminous, soft forest tones, refined brushwork capturing emotion without harshness, distant figures turning away to show social stigma.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, expressive eyes showing sorrow, stylized skin markings, sages seated in calm symmetry, earthy pigments with ash-gray highlights, temple-wall narrative clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: border of vines and lotuses with a few petals fallen to suggest suffering, central panel with sages and the afflicted king, deep blue ground with muted gold accents, devotional framing that hints at eventual restoration."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["wind through trees","distant human murmurs fading","soft crackle of hermitage fire","long pauses of silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अमेध्येनाथ = अमेध्येन + अथ (अ + अ → आ); गर्हितोस्मि = गर्हितः + अस्मि (ः + अ → ओ).
FAQs
It portrays the karmic and social consequences of moral downfall: impurity and disease lead to being shunned, and the speaker describes becoming “invisible” (cut off from normal social and spiritual life).
The address indicates a brahmin audience or learned interlocutors, suggesting the confession is made before religious authorities who can judge, advise, or prescribe expiation.
In Purāṇic narration it can be literal (a curse or supernatural effect), but it also works metaphorically to express extreme ostracism—being treated as if one does not exist.