Shloka 66

Sūrya-stava: Dhaumya’s Counsel and the Aṣṭaśata-nāma of Sūrya

Devanagari script

सर्वरोगैर्विरहिता: सर्वपापविवर्जिता: । त्वद्धावभक्ता: सुखिनो भवन्ति चिरजीविन:,जो प्रेमपूर्वक आपके प्रति भक्ति रखते हैं वे समस्त रोगों तथा सम्पूर्ण पापोंसे रहित हो चिरंजीवी एवं सुखी होते हैं

Transliteration

sarvarogair virahitāḥ sarvapāpa-vivarjitāḥ | tvad-bhāvabhaktāḥ sukhino bhavanti cirajīvinaḥ ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira nói: “Những ai với lòng thương kính mà nuôi dưỡng sự sùng kính hướng về Ngài thì được lìa mọi bệnh tật, dứt sạch mọi tội lỗi; họ sống lâu và an vui.” Câu kệ đặt sùng kính không chỉ là nghi lễ, mà là một khuynh hướng đạo đức và sự thanh lọc của tâm, đem lại an lành và sự sáng tỏ về mặt luân lý.

Word by Word

सर्वरोगैःby/with all diseases

विरहिताःfree from, devoid of

सर्वपापविवर्जिताःdevoid of all sins

त्वत्of you / towards you

भावभक्ताःdevotees with (loving) feeling

सुखिनःhappy

भवन्तिbecome / are

चिरजीविनःlong-lived

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Heartfelt devotion (bhāva-bhakti) is presented as a force of inner purification: it removes pāpa (moral taint) and supports health, happiness, and longevity, implying that ethical transformation and well-being are linked.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a revered 'you' (the addressee in context) and praises the fruits of devotion toward that figure, describing the devotees’ resulting purity, freedom from affliction, and sustained happiness.