ध्रुव उवाच । जनयित्रि सुनीते मे शृणु वाक्यमनाकुलम् । मा बाल इति मत्वा मामवमंस्थास्तपस्विनि
dhruva uvāca | janayitri sunīte me śṛṇu vākyamanākulam | mā bāla iti matvā māmavamaṃsthāstapasvini
Dhruva nói: Thưa mẹ Sunīti, hãy nghe những lời của con mà không cần lo lắng. Hỡi người mẹ tu hành, đừng vì nghĩ rằng 'nó chỉ là một đứa trẻ' mà coi thường con.
Dhruva
Listener: Frame-audience (implicit)
Scene: Dhruva speaks with respectful firmness—palms joined then one hand extended in earnest appeal; Sunīti’s face shows surprise and concern; the child’s aura of tapas begins to appear.
Spiritual determination is not limited by age; sincere resolve deserves to be heard and supported.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it is part of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s narrative teaching section.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; Dhruva appeals for support for a path of tapas.