Shloka 49
Pṛthu’s Earth-Milking, the Etymology of ‘Pṛthivī,’ and the Vaivasvata (Solar) Genealogy
बालभावान्मया किंचिदुद्यतश्चरणः सकृत् । मनुना वार्यमाणापि मम शापमदाद्विभो
bālabhāvānmayā kiṃcidudyataścaraṇaḥ sakṛt | manunā vāryamāṇāpi mama śāpamadādvibho
ด้วยความเป็นเด็ก ข้าเคยยกเท้าขึ้นเล็กน้อยครั้งหนึ่ง แม้มานุจะห้ามไว้ ข้าก็ยังได้รับคำสาปนั้น โอ้พระผู้เป็นเจ้า
Unclear from provided single-verse context (likely a narrator recounting an incident to a deity addressed as 'vibho')
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: बालभावात् + मया → बालभावान्मया; किंचित् + उद्यतः + चरणः → किंचिदुद्यतश्चरणः; शापम् + अदात् → शापमदात्.
FAQs
It depicts how a moment of childish behavior led to a consequential curse, underscoring moral causality and the seriousness of restraint in dharmic narratives.
Manu is a paradigmatic lawgiver and progenitor figure in Purāṇic tradition; his cursing functions as a narrative mechanism showing that even small misconduct can produce lasting karmic outcomes.
It highlights self-control (especially over impulsive actions) and suggests that authority figures may enforce dharma even when one’s wrongdoing is framed as childish or minor.