व्यास उवाच । तस्मिन्नवसरे विप्रा जाता भूप दयालवः । अन्या या पुटिका चासीत्सा दत्ता शापशांतये
vyāsa uvāca | tasminnavasare viprā jātā bhūpa dayālavaḥ | anyā yā puṭikā cāsītsā dattā śāpaśāṃtaye
ویاس نے کہا: اسی لمحے، اے راجا، برہمنوں کے دل میں کرُونا جاگی۔ اور جو دوسری ‘پُٹِکا’ (چھوٹی گٹھڑی) موجود تھی، وہ شاپ کے شانت ہونے کے لیے دان کر دی گئی۔
Vyāsa
Listener: Bhūpa (king)
Scene: A royal court or forest-assembly: Vyāsa narrates as compassionate brāhmaṇas offer a small bundle (puṭikā) as a propitiatory gift to pacify a curse; the atmosphere shifts from tension to relief.
Compassion follows sincere surrender; the righteous soften when repentance is genuine and dharma is restored.
Dharmāraṇya is the sacred narrative space; the verse highlights śānti within that holy region.
A propitiatory gift (dāna) is indicated—giving the puṭikā as an act aimed at śāpa-śānti.