Shloka 75
The Birth of King Pṛthu: Vena’s Fall, the Sages’ Churning, and Earth’s Surrender
कर्मैतदनुरूपं च यादृशोयं नराधिपः । तावूचतुस्तदा सर्वांस्तानृषीन्बंदिमागधौ
karmaitadanurūpaṃ ca yādṛśoyaṃ narādhipaḥ | tāvūcatustadā sarvāṃstānṛṣīnbaṃdimāgadhau
یہ انجام کرم کے مطابق ہے، اور جیسا یہ نرادھیپ ہے ویسا ہی اسے زیب دیتا ہے۔ تب بھاٹ اور ماغدھ نے اُن سب رشیوں سے خطاب کیا۔
Baṃdi and Māgadha (court bard and herald), speaking to the sages
Concept: Events and outcomes correspond to karma; praise and blame must be proportionate to the ruler’s actual nature and deeds.
Application: Before judging or celebrating someone, examine causes and conduct; align your words with proportional truth rather than impulse.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Baṃdi and Māgadha stand with palms joined, speaking with restrained candor to the gathered sages: the king’s situation is ‘anurūpa’—fitting to his karma. Their faces show neither fear nor flattery, only the calm of those who treat speech as a vow.","primary_figures":["Baṃdi (bard)","Māgadha (herald)","Ṛṣayaḥ (sages)"],"setting":"court assembly with sages seated in a semicircle, bards at center, the king slightly in the background listening","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["pale gold","ivory white","indigo shadow","copper brown","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Baṃdi and Māgadha centered with gold leaf accents on garments and ornaments, sages with radiant halos; the king in the background under an ornate arch; rich reds/greens, embossed gold detailing emphasizing the gravity of karmic speech.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: subtle expressions and fine textiles; bards speaking to white-robed sages, a quiet courtyard beyond; cool blues and soft ochres, delicate brushwork conveying restraint and moral seriousness.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: strong outlines, stylized gestures of discourse; bards in the foreground, sages with large eyes and calm faces; warm reds/yellows with green borders, temple-wall compositional symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: narrative panel with floral borders; bards as central figures framed by lotus motifs; deep blue ground with gold highlights, peacocks at corners symbolizing watchful dharma."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["low tanpura drone","soft bell chime","silence between phrases","distant conch","rustle of robes"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कर्म+एतत्→कर्मैतत्; एतत्+अनुरूपम्→एतदनुरूपम्; यादृशः+अयम्→यादृशोऽयम्; तौ+ऊचतुः→तावूचतुः; सर्वान्+तान्+ऋषीन्→सर्वांस्तानृषीन् (नासिक्य-सन्धि); ऋषीन्+बन्दी→ऋषीन्बन्दी; बन्दी+मागधौ (समुच्चयार्थे द्विवचन-प्रयोगः)
FAQs
It asserts that results align with karma and that a ruler’s circumstances or outcomes are fitting to his nature and deeds.
They are court functionaries—bard/panegyrist and herald/praiser—who speak before an assembly, here addressing the gathered sages.
That kingship is not merely a position but a karmically and morally conditioned role; a ruler’s fate and reputation follow his conduct.