Shloka 88
The Birth of King Pṛthu: Vena’s Fall, the Sages’ Churning, and Earth’s Surrender
सूताय मागधायैव बंदिने च महोदयम् । चारणाय ततः प्रादात्तैलंगं देशमुत्तमम्
sūtāya māgadhāyaiva baṃdine ca mahodayam | cāraṇāya tataḥ prādāttailaṃgaṃ deśamuttamam
பின்பு அவர் சூதன், மாகதன், வந்தி (பாடகர்/பாடுபவர்) ஆகியோருக்கு வளமிகு மகோதயப் பகுதியை அளித்தார்; மேலும் சாரணனுக்கு சிறந்த தைலங்க தேசத்தை (தெலிங்க) அருளினார்।
Unspecified (narratorial voice; broader dialogue context not provided in the input)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: region
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मागधायैव = मागधाय + एव; देशमुत्तमम् = देशम् + उत्तमम्; प्रादात्तैलंगं = प्रादात् + तैलङ्गम् (त् + त् संधि/द्वित्व-लेखन).
FAQs
It preserves regional names such as Mahodaya and Tailaṅga (Teliṅga), reflecting how Purāṇic texts map peoples and territories and associate them with particular communities.
They are traditional categories of bards/panegyrists and heralds in Sanskrit culture—roles connected with praise-poetry, genealogies, and royal courts—here depicted as recipients of territories.
The verse highlights dāna (bestowal/gifting) and the honoring of cultural specialists (bards and heralds) by granting them prosperity, status, or land.