कौतुकं हृदि मे जातं वर्त्तते मुनिपुंगव । प्रसादः क्रियतां मह्यं कथयस्व प्रसादतः
kautukaṃ hṛdi me jātaṃ varttate munipuṃgava | prasādaḥ kriyatāṃ mahyaṃ kathayasva prasādataḥ
ஓ முனிவருள் சிறந்தவரே! என் உள்ளத்தில் ஆழ்ந்த ஆவல் எழுந்துள்ளது; என்மேல் அருள் செய்து, உமது அனுகிரஹத்தால் சொல்லியருள்வீர்।
Ajapāla
Tirtha: Arbuda kshetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Frame-audience (a king)
Scene: Ajapāla, visibly earnest, requests the sage’s favor to satisfy his inner curiosity; Vasiṣṭha appears compassionate, poised to answer.
Knowledge is sought best with humility, and true instruction is received as prasāda (grace).
None specified; the verse is a request within the dialogue framework.
None; it is a devotional request for teaching.