Shloka 49
Adhyaya 20 — Ritadhvaja’s Companionship with the Naga Princes and the Origin of the Horse Kuvalaya
अश्रान्तः सकलं भूमेर्वलयं तुरगोत्तमः ।
समर्थः क्रान्तुमर्केण तवायं प्रतिपादितः ॥
aśrāntaḥ sakalaṃ bhūmervalayaṃ turagottamaḥ | samarthaḥ krāntum arkeṇa tavāyaṃ pratipāditaḥ ||
இந்தச் சிறந்த குதிரை, சோர்வில்லாதது, முழு பூமண்டலத்தையும் சுற்றிப் பயணிக்க வல்லது; இதை அர்க்கன் (சூரியன்) உனக்குத் தந்தான்.
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FAQs
The king’s dharma may require extraordinary reach and speed; hence divine support is framed as enabling swift protection across the ‘earth’s circle’—a model of proactive governance.
Not a pancalakṣaṇa item; it is ākhyāna that spotlights deva-anugraha (divine favor) in service of dharma.
The Sun bestowing the horse suggests illumination granting ‘movement’—clarity (sūrya-tejas) empowering the mind/sovereign to range widely and overcome obstruction.