Shloka 14
Origin of the Lunar Dynasty: Soma’s Rise, the Tārā Abduction War, Budha–Purūravas Genealogy, and Kārtavīrya Arjuna
कार्त्तवीर्यस्य राजर्षेर्महिमानं निरीक्ष्य सः । न नूनं कार्त्तवीर्यस्य गतिं यास्यंति पार्थिवाः
kārttavīryasya rājarṣermahimānaṃ nirīkṣya saḥ | na nūnaṃ kārttavīryasya gatiṃ yāsyaṃti pārthivāḥ
ครั้นได้ประจักษ์มหิมาของราชฤๅษีการ์ตตวีรยะ เขาจึงรำพึงว่า “แน่แท้ กษัตริย์ทั้งหลายบนปฐพีจักไม่อาจบรรลุวิถีแห่งการ์ตตวีรยะได้เลย”
Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Adhyaya 12)
Concept: Worldly sovereignty can reach astonishing heights, yet it remains exceptional and precarious; greatness invites comparison and humility in successors.
Application: Admire excellence without envy; let others’ greatness inspire discipline while remembering that spiritual progress is accessible beyond social rank.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["kettle drums (soft)","conch shell (distant)","court murmurs","temple bells (faint)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: राजर्षेर्महिमानं → राजर्षेः + महिमानम्; यास्यंति → यास्यन्ति (अनुस्वार/नकार-सन्धि/लिप्यन्तर-भेद).
FAQs
He is Kārttavīrya Arjuna, celebrated in Purāṇic tradition as a powerful king described as a rājarṣi (a king with sage-like stature).
Here “gati” conveys an attained state or destiny—i.e., the exceptional spiritual-political stature or exalted course attributed to Kārttavīrya.
It highlights the rarity of true greatness: exemplary leadership (rājarṣi-hood) is not merely political power but an extraordinary attainment that ordinary rulers may not reach.