Shloka 78
The Origin of the Daṇḍaka Forest and Rāma’s Dharma-Judgment
Vulture vs. Owl
शृणु देव मम ज्ञाप्यमेकचित्तो नराधिप । सोमाच्छक्राच्च सूर्याच्च धनदाच्च यमात्तथा
śṛṇu deva mama jñāpyamekacitto narādhipa | somācchakrācca sūryācca dhanadācca yamāttathā
اے دیو، اے انسانوں کے بادشاہ! یکسوئی کے ساتھ میری بات سنو۔ یہ بات سوما سے، شکرا (اِندر) سے، سوریا سے، دھنَد (کُبیر) سے، اور اسی طرح یم سے بھی معلوم ہوئی ہے۔
Unspecified narrator addressing a king (narādhipa); precise speaker-pair not identifiable from this single verse alone.
Concept: True instruction is received through recognized authorities; single-pointed listening (ekacitta) is a prerequisite for dharmic understanding.
Application: Before judging or acting, gather reliable sources and listen without distraction; cultivate focused attention in study and counsel.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A king sits humbly with folded hands as a sage-like speaker gestures upward, invoking a radiant mandala of five deities—Soma cool and lunar, Indra thunder-crowned, Sūrya blazing, Kubera jeweled, Yama austere. The air feels like a transmission of law from the heavens into the human court.","primary_figures":["human king (narādhipa)","sage/narrator","Soma","Indra (Śakra)","Sūrya","Kubera (Dhanada)","Yama"],"setting":"Royal audience hall opening into a visionary sky-panel where devas appear in cloud-thrones.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["moon silver","sun gold","storm violet","emerald green","obsidian black"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a seated king in ornate court listens intently to a rishi; above them a gold-leaf celestial register shows Soma with silver halo, Indra with vajra, Sūrya in blazing aureole, Kubera with treasure pot, Yama with staff; heavy gold embellishment, ruby and emerald textiles, symmetrical iconography.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined court interior with soft pastel garments; a translucent sky band reveals the five devas in delicate clouds; cool lunar tones for Soma, warm saffron for Sūrya, lyrical composition with fine linework and gentle expressions.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stacked registers—earthly court below, deva-vision above; bold outlines, flat yet vibrant pigments; iconic eyes and stylized crowns; rhythmic placement of Soma-Indra-Sūrya-Kubera-Yama with emblematic attributes.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: devotional mandala of cosmic administrators around a central lotus medallion; ornate floral borders, deep blue ground, gold highlights; the listening king and sage at the bottom like a katha scene, with celestial figures above in patterned clouds."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["conch shell (soft)","temple bells","tanpura drone","gentle wind"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ज्ञाप्यमेकचित्तो = ज्ञाप्यम् + एकचित्तः (म् + ए → मे); सोमाच्छक्राच्च = सोमात् + शक्रात् + च (त् + श → च्छ; त् + च → च्च); सूर्याच्च = सूर्यात् + च (त् + च → च्च); धनदाच्च = धनदात् + च (त् + च → च्च); यमात्तथा = यमात् + तथा (त् + त → त्त).
FAQs
It signals that the forthcoming teaching is grounded in widely recognized divine authorities who preside over key cosmic functions—time/ritual (Soma), sovereignty (Indra), illumination/order (Sūrya), wealth (Kubera), and justice/death (Yama).
The listener (a king) is urged to hear with focused attention; the speaker frames the next teaching as validated by multiple divine sources.
Serious teachings should be received with concentration (ekacitta) and supported by reliable authority; rulers especially are reminded to learn carefully before acting.