Shloka 10
The Account of King Bhadreśvara
Sun-worship, healing, and heavenly ascent
किं करिष्यामि राज्यं च किं स्यादाराधनेन तु । द्विजा ऊचुः । अत्र स्थित्वा स्वराज्ये तु समुपास्य विरोचनं
kiṃ kariṣyāmi rājyaṃ ca kiṃ syādārādhanena tu | dvijā ūcuḥ | atra sthitvā svarājye tu samupāsya virocanaṃ
«Que farei eu com um reino? E que se ganharia sequer com a adoração?» Disseram os brāhmaṇas: «Permanece aqui, no teu próprio reino, e adora devidamente Virocana.»
Dvijas (brāhmaṇas); the opening question is spoken by an unnamed interlocutor in the narrative context.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्यादाराधनेन → स्यात् आराधनेन; द्विजा ऊचुः (no sandhi); स्थित्वा स्वराज्ये → स्थित्वा स्व-राज्ये
FAQs
It contrasts worldly power (kingdom) with spiritual practice, then advises steady, proper worship—performed without abandoning one’s duties or place.
The explicit speakers are the dvijas (brāhmaṇas), who give counsel; the initial rhetorical questions are voiced by an unnamed figure addressed by them in the surrounding narrative.
It presents worship (ārādhana/upāsanā) as a meaningful course of action even within worldly life, implying devotion can be integrated with one’s social role and responsibilities.