Shloka 703

Jarītā–Śārṅgā-saṃvāda: Ākhu-haraṇa and the Approach of Agni (आखुहरणं अग्न्यागमनश्च)

Devanagari script

इच्छेय त्वत्प्रसादेन स्वात्मन: प्रकृतिं स्थिराम्‌ । परंतु मुझे अत्यन्त अरुचि हो गयी है, जिसे मैं किसी प्रकार दूर नहीं कर पाता। जगत्पते! उस अरुचिके कारण मैं तेज और बलसे हीन होता जा रहा हूँ। अतः मैं चाहता हूँ कि आपकी कृपासे मैं स्वस्थ हो जाऊँ; मेरी स्वाभाविक स्थिति सुदृढ़ बनी रहे”

Transliteration

iccheya tvatprasādena svātmanaḥ prakṛtiṁ sthirām |

Translation

Disse Vaiśaṃpāyana: “Pela tua graça, desejo recuperar a minha própria condição natural, firme e estável. Contudo, surgiu em mim uma profunda aversão, e não consigo afastá-la por meio algum. Ó Senhor do mundo, por causa desse desgosto, meu vigor e minha força estão se esvaindo. Por isso, peço que, por tua compaixão, eu volte a estar inteiro e que meu estado inato permaneça sólido.”

Word by Word

इच्छेयI would wish / I desire

त्वत्-प्रसादेनby your grace/favor

स्व-आत्मनःof my own self

प्रकृतिम्natural state/constitution

स्थिराम्steady, firm

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage frames recovery of strength and clarity as arising from both inner aspiration and divine grace: when aversion and despondency weaken one’s tejas and bala, one should seek restoration of one’s steady, natural state through humility, prayer, and the support of a higher moral-spiritual authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker (reported by Vaiśampāyana) expresses that an overpowering distaste/aversion has made him lose vigor and strength, and he petitions the ‘Lord of the world’ for compassionate help so that he may return to health and maintain his stable, innate condition.