Shloka 19
Puruṣaikatva-vyākhyāna: The One Virāṭ Puruṣa and the Many ‘Puruṣas’
Rudra–Brahmā Saṃvāda
चिन्तयामासुरव्यग्रा: सुकृतं हि नृपस्य तत् । अनेनास्मत्कृते राज्ञा शाप: प्राप्तो महात्मना
cintayāmāsur avyagrāḥ sukṛtaṃ hi nṛpasya tat | anenāsmat-kṛte rājñā śāpaḥ prāpto mahātmanā ||
毗湿摩说：诸天心神安定，开始思量那位国王确实充满功德的行止。他们承认：“正因我们，这位大心之王才遭受诅咒。”于是商议如何使他脱离——而奉主那罗延之命，他的记忆之力仍未离他而去。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when a person acts righteously and earns merit, suffering may arise due to complex causes beyond the individual; those who contribute to another’s hardship bear responsibility to seek remedy, and divine order can sustain inner faculties (like memory) amid trials.
The gods gather and calmly deliberate, recognizing the king’s virtuous conduct and admitting that, because of their involvement, a curse has fallen upon the great-souled king; they consider how to release him from that curse, while Nārāyaṇa’s command ensures his remembrance remains intact.