कस्त्वं देवो मनुष्यो वा गन्धर्वो वा महामते । का माता जनकः को वा को देशस्तव नाम किम्
kastvaṃ devo manuṣyo vā gandharvo vā mahāmate | kā mātā janakaḥ ko vā ko deśastava nāma kim
“اے عالی ہمت! تو کون ہے—دیوتا، انسان یا گندھرو؟ تیری ماں کون ہے، تیرا باپ کون؛ تیرا دیس کون سا ہے، اور تیرا نام کیا ہے؟”
The king (father) addressing the hero/son figure (deduced from immediate narrative context)
Scene: The king, still holding his son or facing him closely, asks a sequence of identity questions—gesturing with an open palm; the questioned figure remains composed and radiant.
Right relationship begins with truthful identity—knowing lineage, duties, and one’s place in dharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a narrative inquiry.
None.