Shloka 4
कल्माषपाद-शाप-कारणम्
Cause of Kalmāṣapāda’s Niyoga under a Curse
बभूव सो<स्य सचिव: सम्प्रदीप्त इवाग्निना । त्वरया चोपसंगम्य स्नेहादागतसम्भ्रम:
babhūva so ’sya sacivaḥ sampradīpta ivāgninā | tvarayā copasaṅgamya snehād āgata-sambhramaḥ ||
बभूव सोऽस्य सचिवः सम्प्रदीप्त इवाग्निना । त्वरया चोपसंगम्य स्नेहादागतसम्भ्रमः, महेष्वासं नृपं दृष्ट्वा पतितं भुवि दुःखितः ॥
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic ideal of loyal service: a minister’s duty is not merely administrative but deeply protective and compassionate, responding swiftly and selflessly when the king is in distress.
A great king has fallen to the ground; seeing this, his minister is overwhelmed with alarm—likened to being on fire—and immediately rushes to him, his agitation arising from affection.