Shloka 10
Vena’s Fall into Adharma and the Prelude to Pṛthu’s Birth
पुनः पप्रच्छ धर्मात्मा सुतां मृत्योर्महात्मनः । कस्य दोषात्समुत्पन्नो वद सत्यं मम प्रिये
punaḥ papraccha dharmātmā sutāṃ mṛtyormahātmanaḥ | kasya doṣātsamutpanno vada satyaṃ mama priye
மீண்டும் தர்மாத்மா, மகாத்மா மரணத்தின் மகளிடம் கேட்டார்—இது யாருடைய குற்றத்தால் உண்டாயிற்று? என் பிரியமே, உண்மையைச் சொல்।
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (a dharmātmā addresses Mṛtyu’s daughter).
Concept: Satya-vacana and accountability: the righteous person seeks the root-fault (doṣa) behind suffering/evil and requests truthful disclosure.
Application: When facing harm, ask ‘what caused this?’ without hostility; invite truth with compassion (‘mama priye’) to enable repair.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft ankle-bells","night insects","single temple bell strike","gentle wind","silence after ‘vada satyam’"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मृत्योर्महात्मनः = मृत्योः + महात्मनः; दोषात्समुत्पन्नो = दोषात् + समुत्पन्नः; (पादान्ते) प्रिये इति सम्बोधनम्।
FAQs
The speaker addresses “the daughter of Mṛtyu (Death),” asking her to disclose the truthful cause behind the arising of a fault or affliction.
It focuses on causality and responsibility—seeking to identify whose doṣa (fault) generated the negative outcome, emphasizing truthfulness and moral accountability.
Not directly; the verse is primarily dialogic and ethical, centering on truth and the origin of wrongdoing/affliction rather than explicit bhakti theology.