Shloka 65
The Jyeṣṭha Full-Moon Vow, the Birth of the Maruts, and the Outline of Secondary Creation
Manvantaras
ततः प्रसाद्य देवेशः क्षमस्वेति दितिं पुनः । अर्थशास्त्रं समास्थाय मयैतद्दुष्कृतं कृतम्
tataḥ prasādya deveśaḥ kṣamasveti ditiṃ punaḥ | arthaśāstraṃ samāsthāya mayaitadduṣkṛtaṃ kṛtam
అప్పుడు దేవేశ్వరుని ప్రసన్నం చేసి అతడు దితితో మళ్లీ అన్నాడు—‘నన్ను క్షమించు.’ అర్థశాస్త్ర నీతిని ఆశ్రయించి నేను ఈ దుష్కృత్యం చేశాను.
Uncertain from single-verse context (speaker addresses Diti and refers to ‘Devesha’).
Concept: Even when wrongdoing is rationalized by artha (policy), one must seek divine grace and human forgiveness; repentance and appeasement are necessary to restore dharmic balance.
Application: When you harm someone ‘for practical reasons,’ do not hide behind justification: acknowledge fault, seek forgiveness, and realign decisions with dharma.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A conflicted figure bows with folded hands before Diti, whose face shows wounded dignity, while a distant, radiant ‘Deveśa’ presence is invoked as witness. The scene carries the tension of politics versus conscience: scrolls of arthaśāstra lie nearby, yet the dominant gesture is repentance and the plea for forgiveness.","primary_figures":["Diti","repentant speaker (unnamed)","Deveśa (Vishnu or supreme lord, invoked)"],"setting":"A palace-courtyard or celestial hall with pillars, a low seat for Diti, and ritual lamps; an arthaśāstra manuscript bundle placed to one side","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["deep maroon","lamp gold","smoky blue","ivory","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: repentant figure in añjali-mudrā before seated Diti, gold-leaf aura indicating Deveśa in the background niche, rich red and green textiles, ornate pillar frames, manuscript scrolls with decorative script, gem-studded ornaments, devotional yet courtly composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate court scene with delicate facial emotion—Diti’s restrained sorrow and the speaker’s humility, soft interior lighting, fine textile patterns, a small glowing shrine alcove suggesting Deveśa, cool shadows with warm lamp highlights.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, Diti seated with expressive eyes, the supplicant kneeling, stylized lamp flames, a simplified icon of Deveśa in a shrine panel, strong red-yellow-green palette, temple-wall narrative clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: devotional-court hybrid—central forgiveness tableau framed by floral borders, small shrine medallion of Vishnu/Deveśa above, intricate textile motifs, deep blue background with gold and white detailing, manuscript motifs rendered as ornamental rectangles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["soft bells","low tanpura drone","quiet sobbing hush","lamp crackle","distant conch"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: क्षमस्वेति = क्षमस्व + इति; मयैतद् = मया + एतद्; एतद्दुष्कृतम् = एतत् + दुष्कृतम् (त् + द् संधि)
FAQs
‘Deveśa’ literally means “Lord of the gods” and is commonly used for Indra or for a supreme deity depending on context; this single verse does not uniquely identify which is intended.
It highlights accountability: the speaker admits wrongdoing and seeks forgiveness, acknowledging that expediency or ‘statecraft’ is not a sufficient excuse for unethical action.
By stating the misdeed was done by resorting to arthaśāstra (pragmatic policy), the verse frames a tension where political calculation can lead away from dharma, requiring repentance and reconciliation.