Shloka 7
The Yayāti Episode
with the Glory of Mātā–Pitṛ Tīrtha
पुत्रा ऊचुः । भवान्धर्मपरो राजन्प्रजाः सत्येन पालकः । कस्मात्ते हीदृशो भावो जातः प्रकृतिचापलः
putrā ūcuḥ | bhavāndharmaparo rājanprajāḥ satyena pālakaḥ | kasmātte hīdṛśo bhāvo jātaḥ prakṛticāpalaḥ
Disseram os filhos: «Ó Rei, és dedicado ao dharma e proteges teus súditos pela verdade. Por que, então, surgiu em ti tal mudança de ânimo, essa inconstância que parece contrária à tua natureza?»
The sons (putrāḥ)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भवान्धर्मपरो = भवान् + धर्मपरः; राजन्प्रजाः = राजन् + प्रजाः; कस्मात्ते = कस्मात् + ते; हीदृशो = हि + ईदृशः; प्रकृतिचापलः = प्रकृति + चापलः (तत्पुरुष).
FAQs
Truth (satya) is presented as the king’s sustaining principle for protecting and governing the people, alongside steadfast commitment to dharma.
They are puzzled that a king known for dharma and truthful governance is showing an unexpected change of mood—described as prakṛti-cāpala, a kind of instability or fickleness.
Even established virtue can be tested by sudden inner shifts; the verse implicitly urges self-examination and a return to steady dharma and satya when inconsistency appears.