तस्मात् प्रसादं धर्मज्ञ कुरु त्वं मम पुत्रके । मम चैवाऽल्पभाग्यस्य भवान् हि परदैवतम् ॥ ३१ ॥
tasmāt prasādaṁ dharmajña kuru tvaṁ mama putrakē | mama caivā’lpabhāgyasya bhavān hi paradaivatam || 31 ||
Translation
"So, you who know dharma, be gracious to my son, and to me, whose fortune is small; for you are my highest deity.
Word by word
- tasmāt
- so
- prasādaṁ
- gracious
- dharmajña
- you who know dharma
- kuru
- be
- tvaṁ
- you
- mama
- my
- putrakē
- to son
- ca
- and
- ēva
- also
- alpa
- small
- bhāgyasya
- whose fortune is
- bhavān
- you are
- hi
- for
- para
- highest
- daivatam
- deity
Meaning
The king, who called the sage his highest deity in making the promise (1.6.54), now uses the same words to beg release from it.