Shloka 4
Sukesha's Boon & Twelve Dharmas — Sukesha’s Boon, the Twelve Dharmas of Beings, and the Cosmography of the Seven Dvipas with the Twenty-One Hells
आसीन्निशाचरपतिर्विद्युत्केशीति विश्रुतः तस्य पुत्रो गुणज्येष्ठः सुकेशिरभवत्ततः
āsīnniśācarapatirvidyutkeśīti viśrutaḥ tasya putro guṇajyeṣṭhaḥ sukeśirabhavattataḥ
ครั้งหนึ่งมีเจ้าแห่งพวกนิศาจผู้ท่องราตรี ผู้มีนามเลื่องลือว่า ‘วิทยุตเกศะ’ บุตรของเขาผู้เลิศด้วยคุณธรรม ต่อมาบังเกิดเป็น ‘สุเกศิน’
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FAQs
The verse frames virtue (guṇa) as a meaningful attribute regardless of birth-lineage, suggesting that dharmic qualities can appear even in traditionally 'demonic' clans—an ethical emphasis on conduct over mere category.
Primarily Vamśānucarita (accounts of dynasties/lineages), introducing a succession (Vidyutkeśa → Sukeśin) that supports later narrative causality (boons, conflicts, or rule).
Names like 'Vidyutkeśa' and 'Sukeśin' use luminous/auspicious imagery, hinting that power and splendor (tejas) can be morally directed—setting up the tension between divine grace and its use by non-divine beings.