Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
पिता च तं परिष्वज्य माता चान्ये च बान्धवाः ।
चिरं जीवेतिकल्याणीर्ददुस्तस्मै तदाशिषः ॥
pitā ca taṃ pariṣvajya mātā cānye ca bāndhavāḥ | ciraṃ jīveti kalyāṇīr dadus tasmai tadāśiṣaḥ ||
اس کے باپ نے اسے گلے لگایا، اور ماں اور دوسرے رشتہ داروں نے بھی؛ پھر انہوں نے “دیرپا عمر پاؤ” کہہ کر اسے مبارک دعائیں دیں۔
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The text underscores the dhārmic centrality of parents and kin: blessings and embrace are portrayed as stabilizing forces after danger.
Narrative layer; not a pancalakṣaṇa category in itself.
Blessings (āśīrvāda) are not mere sentiment; they function as ‘speech-acts’ believed to shape destiny—an echo of Vedic vāṅ-maya power.