Shloka 63
और्वोपाख्यानम्
Aurva Episode: Restoration of Sight and Restraint of World-Destructive Anger
स्वयं चापि मया दृष्टक्षरता सागराम्बराम् । इमां वसुमतीं कृत्स्नां प्रभाव: सुकुलस्य ते,तथा समुद्रसे घिरी हुई इस सम्पूर्ण पृथ्वीपर विचरते हुए मैंने स्वयं भी आपके उत्तम कुलका प्रभाव प्रत्यक्ष देखा है
svayaṃ cāpi mayā dṛṣṭakṣaratā sāgarāmbarām | imāṃ vasumatīṃ kṛtsnāṃ prabhāvaḥ sukulasya te ||
Wika ng Gandharva: “Ako mismo ang nakasaksi sa karilagan ng iyong marangal na lahi habang naglalakbay sa buong daigdig na ito, na ang karagatan ay tila kasuotang nakapalibot. Sa buong sanlibutan, lantad ang impluwensiya ng inyong angkan.”
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical weight of lineage and public reputation: noble conduct and inherited virtue create a visible ‘prabhāva’ (influence) recognized across the world, implying a responsibility to uphold that standard.
A Gandharva addresses a person of renowned family, stating that he has personally seen, throughout the ocean-girdled earth, the evident influence and prestige of that noble lineage—an affirmation meant to acknowledge status and character.