Shloka 57
Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka
Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle
मूलच्छिन्नो यथा शाखी त्राहि त्राहीति संरुदन् । परिभूतोऽस्मि देवेश यन्मार्जितपटः कृतः ॥ ५७ ॥
mūlacchinno yathā śākhī trāhi trāhīti saṃrudan | paribhūto'smi deveśa yanmārjitapaṭaḥ kṛtaḥ || 57 ||
Như cành cây bị chặt lìa khỏi gốc, ta kêu khóc mãi: “Xin cứu con, xin cứu con!” Ôi Đấng Chúa Tể chư thiên, ta đã bị sỉ nhục—bị biến thành chỉ một tấm vải bị lau sạch mà thôi.
Unknown (narrative voice within Uttara-Bhaga; a supplicant addressing the Devesha)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It portrays śaraṇāgati (total surrender): when one is cut off from one’s true support—like a branch from its root—only wholehearted refuge in the Lord (‘trāhi trāhi’) remains.
Bhakti here is expressed as an urgent, repeated call to the Devesha, admitting one’s broken condition and seeking divine protection rather than relying on ego, status, or worldly strength.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is devotional praxis—mantra-like repetition of a plea (‘trāhi trāhi’) as a discipline of remembrance and surrender.