Shloka 14
Taḍāga-Phala and Vṛkṣāropaṇa
Merit of Ponds and Tree-Planting
Devanagari script
सूर्य उवाच महर्षे शिरसस्त्राणं छत्र॑ मद्रश्मिवारणम् । प्रतिगृह्लीष्व पद्भ्यां च त्राणार्थ चर्मपादुके
Transliteration
sūrya uvāca | maharṣe śirasaḥ trāṇaṁ chatraṁ mad-raśmi-vāraṇam | pratigṛhlīṣva padbhyāṁ ca trāṇārthaṁ carma-pāduke ||
Translation
日神说道：“大圣者啊，受此华盖以护汝首；它将遮挡我的光线。并且也受此皮革鞋履一双，乃为护汝足，使其不致被灼烧。”
Word by Word
[{'term''sūrya uvāca', 'definition': 'Surya said'}, {'term': 'maharṣe', 'definition': 'O great sage (vocative of maharṣi)'}, {'term': 'śirasaḥ', 'definition': 'of the head'}, {'term': 'trāṇam', 'definition': 'protection, safeguard'}, {'term': 'chatram', 'definition': 'parasol, umbrella (royal/sacral emblem
[{'term':
here for shade)'}, {'term''mad-raśmi-vāraṇam', 'definition': 'that which wards off my rays (mad = my
here for shade)'}, {'term':
vāraṇa = preventing)'}, {'term''pratigṛhlīṣva', 'definition': 'please accept, receive (imperative)'}, {'term': 'padbhyām', 'definition': 'for the feet / with respect to the feet (dual/instrumental sense)'}, {'term': 'trāṇārtham', 'definition': 'for the purpose of protection'}, {'term': 'carma-pāduke', 'definition': 'leather sandals (pair of footwear)'}]
vāraṇa = preventing)'}, {'term':
Speaker
सूर्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
Sūrya (Sun-god)M
Maharṣi (great sage)C
Chatra (parasol)C
Carma-pāduke (leather sandals)R
Raśmi (sunrays)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Educational Q&A
Even a powerful being should act with consideration for others’ well-being: protection from harm (heat, hardship) and timely, practical gifts are presented as dharmic care rather than mere display.
Surya addresses a great sage and offers two protective items—a parasol to shield the head from the sun’s rays and leather sandals to prevent the feet from being scorched—asking the sage to accept them.