सूत उवाच । एवं प्रलपतस्तस्य भूपतेः करुणं बहु । आयाता मंत्रिणस्तस्य श्रुत्वा भूपं तथाविधम्
sūta uvāca | evaṃ pralapatastasya bhūpateḥ karuṇaṃ bahu | āyātā maṃtriṇastasya śrutvā bhūpaṃ tathāvidham
ସୂତ କହିଲେ—“ଏଭଳି ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ କରୁଣ ଭାବେ ବହୁତ ବିଲାପ କରୁଥିବା ସେ ରାଜାଙ୍କୁ ସେହି ଅବସ୍ଥାରେ ଶୁଣି, ତାଙ୍କର ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀମାନେ ସେଠାକୁ ଆସିପହଞ୍ଚିଲେ।”
Sūta
Scene: A palace corridor fills with ministers rushing in; they see the king in grief, some with folded hands, others exchanging worried glances, preparing to advise.
Sorrow is met with counsel and community; dharma is sustained through guidance when the mind is shaken.
The surrounding discourse belongs to Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya, though this verse is narrative connective tissue.
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