Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
कुवलयाश्व उवाच धन्योऽहमति पुण्योऽहं कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया ।
यत्तातो मामभिद्रष्टुं करोति प्रवणं मनः ॥
kuvalayāśva uvāca dhanyo 'ham ati puṇyo 'haṃ ko 'nyo 'sti sadṛśo mayā / yattāto mām abhidraṣṭuṃ karoti pravaṇaṃ manaḥ
Kuvalayāśva disse: «Sou abençoado; sou de mérito extraordinário. Quem há como eu, se a mente de meu pai se inclina a vir e ver-me?»
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The verse frames familial regard as a fruit of puṇya: being ‘seen’ by one’s father/elder is treated as grace. It reinforces the purāṇic valuation of honoring lineage bonds and receiving them with gratitude.
Vamśānucarita: it highlights father–son linkage central to dynastic narration.
To be ‘visited/seen’ by the father can symbolize the descent of an approving higher principle (authority, dharma, or ancestral merit) into one’s present life—an inward confirmation.