Shloka 19
किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि त्वां दृष्ट्वा दुःखितं हरम् । प्राणा विकलतां यांति मम त्वद्दुःखदर्शनात् ॥ १९ ॥
kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi tvāṃ dṛṣṭvā duḥkhitaṃ haram | prāṇā vikalatāṃ yāṃti mama tvadduḥkhadarśanāt || 19 ||
किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि त्वां दृष्ट्वा दुःखितं हरम् । प्राणा विकलतां यान्ति मम त्वद्दुःखदर्शनात् ॥
Unspecified devotee/speaker addressing Hara (Shiva) within the narrative context of Book 2, Adhyaya 29
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights compassionate devotion: the devotee is so attuned to the deity that merely witnessing the Lord’s sorrow shakes one’s prāṇa, expressing intimate, heartfelt bhakti rather than detached ritualism.
Bhakti is shown as empathetic surrender—one’s mind and life-breath respond to the Lord’s condition, indicating a relationship of closeness (sambandha) and loving concern rather than fear or mere obligation.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly taught in this verse; the emphasis is on bhāva (devotional feeling) and the prāṇa concept commonly discussed in Vedic and yogic literature.