प्रिये कलावति यदि तव गंतव्यमेव हि । राज्यलक्ष्म्यानया किं मे चलया त्वद्विहीनया
priye kalāvati yadi tava gaṃtavyameva hi | rājyalakṣmyānayā kiṃ me calayā tvadvihīnayā
“Wahai Kalāvatī, kekasihku—jika engkau benar-benar mesti pergi, apakah guna seri raja yang tidak tetap ini bagiku, apabila aku kehilanganmu?”
Mālyaketu (the king)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: The king speaks earnestly to Kalāvatī, gesturing away from throne and regalia; the queen is central, symbolizing ‘true śrī’.
Worldly power and wealth are unstable; true value is placed on dharmic relationship and higher purpose.
Kāśī/Varanasi is the implied destination in this narrative sequence, though not named in this verse.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; it expresses vairāgya (dispassion) toward royal splendor.
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