Shloka 55
Protection of Brāhmaṇas
उक्तवांस्तौ यदा विप्र ब्राह्मणौ जातहर्षकौ । पुत्रायाकारणं कृत्वा गतावेतौ बहिः क्षणात्
uktavāṃstau yadā vipra brāhmaṇau jātaharṣakau | putrāyākāraṇaṃ kṛtvā gatāvetau bahiḥ kṣaṇāt
اے برہمن، جب اس نے یوں کہا تو وہ دونوں برہمن خوشی سے بھر گئے۔ بیٹے کے لیے انتظام کر کے وہ ایک ہی لمحے میں باہر چلے گئے۔
Unspecified narrator (contextual speaker not provided in the input excerpt)
Concept: Joy becomes dharmic when expressed as responsible action—making proper arrangements before pursuing the next step.
Application: When good news arrives, act with steadiness—secure dependents and duties first, then proceed.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Two brahmanas, faces bright with sudden joy, gently settle the boy—adjusting his cloth, offering water, and ensuring he is safe. With purposeful haste they step beyond the hermitage doorway, as if the very air outside carries the next revelation.","primary_figures":["two brāhmaṇas","the boy (son)"],"setting":"Inside a simple āśrama room opening to a courtyard; copper water pot, kusa grass bundle, and a low wooden seat near the threshold.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["ivory white","sunrise gold","copper brown","soft saffron","forest green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: two brahmanas with serene joyful faces arranging the boy’s seat and garments, copper lota and ritual items nearby, then stepping out through an ornate yet rustic doorway, gold leaf accents on the threshold and vessels, rich reds/greens in borders, traditional South Indian compositional balance.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: tender domestic-āśrama moment, delicate gestures as the brahmanas adjust the boy’s shawl, courtyard beyond with flowering shrubs, cool yet luminous palette, refined facial expressions conveying restrained joy.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, warm ochre skin tones, the boy seated calmly, brahmanas mid-motion toward the doorway, stylized foliage and architectural frame, red-yellow-green dominance with rhythmic patterning.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central vignette of brahmanas caring for the child, surrounded by lotus creepers and auspicious borders, deep blue ground with gold highlights on vessels and doorway, intricate floral motifs suggesting maṅgala."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft footsteps","rustle of cloth","courtyard birds","water poured into a small vessel"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: उक्तवांस्तौ = उक्तवान् + तौ; पुत्रायाकारणम् = पुत्राय + आकारणम्; गतावेतौ = गतौ + एतौ.
FAQs
This verse only refers to them as “two brāhmaṇas”; their identities must be determined from the surrounding verses of Adhyāya 12.
It indicates that they made some practical provision or arrangement on behalf of the boy/son—such as ensuring his care or setting matters in order—before stepping outside.
It subtly highlights responsible action: even in joy, they first attend to the boy’s welfare and only then leave, reflecting orderly conduct (dharma) in household or social duties.