Shloka 27
Adhyaya 18 — Alarka's Story
तद्वधे कुरु बुद्धिं त्वं परित्राणाय नोऽनघ ।
त्वत्प्रसादादभीप्सामः पुनः प्राप्तं त्रिविष्टपम् ॥
tadvadhe kuru buddhiṃ tvaṃ paritrāṇāya no 'nagha |
tvatprasādād abhīpsāmaḥ punaḥ prāptaṃ triviṣṭapam ||
“ฉะนั้น โอ้ผู้ปราศจากบาป! เพื่อคุ้มครองพวกเรา ขอท่านจงตั้งจิตไปสู่การทำลายพวกเขา ด้วยพระกรุณาของท่าน พวกเราปรารถนาจะได้ไตรวิษฏปะ (สวรรค์) คืนมาอีกครั้ง”
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FAQs
The devas explicitly ground their request in protection and restoration of rightful order. ‘Buddhi’ here is the dharmic resolve: action should be guided by clear intention, not vengeance.
Narrative material supporting the Purāṇic purpose of illustrating dharma and cosmic administration; closest to manvantara/vaṃśānucarita-style episodes rather than creation doctrines.
Regaining ‘Triviṣṭapa’ can be read as re-establishing a higher, sattvic state of consciousness. The appeal to ‘prasāda’ indicates that ascent is stabilized by grace born of surrender and alignment.