Shloka 7
Paurava-vaṃśa-kathana (Account of the Paurava Lineage) | महाभारत आदि पर्व अध्याय ८९
बस * 2 <5७७५१११००७९७ ५4.4५ |./ 2... ययातिका पतन अट्क उवाच कस्त्वं युवा वासवतुल्यरूप: स्वतेजसा दीप्यमानो यथाग्नि: । पतसस््युदीर्णाम्बुधरान्धकारात् खात् खेचराणां प्रवरो यथार्क:
aṣṭaka uvāca | kastvaṃ yuvā vāsavatulya-rūpaḥ svatejasā dīpyamāno yathāgniḥ | patasy udīrṇāmbudharāndhakārāt khāt khecarāṇāṃ pravaro yathārkaḥ ||
Аштака сказал: «Кто ты, юноша, обликом столь же великолепный, как Индра, пылающий собственным сиянием, словно огонь? Из неба, омрачённого громадами туч, ты падаешь вниз, хотя среди небесных странников сияешь, как первейшее солнце. Как это возможно?»
अट्क उवाच
Educational Q&A
Outer splendor and high status (even heaven-like brilliance) are not permanent; a fall can occur when the supporting merit is exhausted. The verse frames an ethical reflection: true security lies not in appearance or rank but in sustained dharma and the causes that uphold one’s condition.
Aṣṭaka sees a radiant young celestial-like figure falling from the sky, despite shining like the sun among sky-goers. Astonished by the contrast between the person’s brilliance and his downward fall, Aṣṭaka questions his identity and the reason for this reversal.