Shloka 6
Yayāti and Mātali on the Order of Divine Worlds, the Merit of Śiva’s Name, and the Unity of Śiva and Viṣṇu
रक्षसां षोडशगुणं पार्थिवानां च तद्विधम् । एवं निरवशेषं च यच्छेषं कुलतेजसाम्
rakṣasāṃ ṣoḍaśaguṇaṃ pārthivānāṃ ca tadvidham | evaṃ niravaśeṣaṃ ca yaccheṣaṃ kulatejasām
రాక్షసులకు అది షోడశగుణమని, భూలోక రాజులకు కూడా అదే విధమని చెప్పబడింది; ఈ విధంగా మిగిలినదంతా కులతేజస్సుకు సంబంధించినదే।
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Concept: Power and splendor (tejas/aiśvarya) are graded by birth-class and ontological category; what remains is inherited as kula-tejas.
Application: Treat status and capability as responsibilities; convert inherited advantages into service (seva) and protection (rakṣaṇa) rather than domination.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: तद्विधम् = तत् + विधम्; यच्छेषम् = यत् + शेषम्; कुलतेजसाम् = कुल + तेजसाम्.
FAQs
It describes a graded measure—stating that for Rākṣasas it is sixteenfold, and for kings it is comparable—then concludes that whatever remainder exists is attributable to the innate splendor of one’s lineage (kula-tejas).
Pārthivāḥ literally means ‘earthly ones’ and commonly refers to terrestrial rulers—kings or sovereigns—emphasizing political authority and worldly power.
Kula-tejas denotes inherited or lineage-based ‘radiance/force’—a traditional idea that noble families carry accumulated prestige, virtue, or potency that influences status and capability beyond individual effort.