श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
श्रीतोण्डमानस्य कुलेऽभिजातो ।
गोविन्दभक्तो निजधर्मनिष्ठः
आकाशराजो भुवनं शशास ।
नाम्ना धरण्या सह भार्यया च ॥
The Sadguru said:
In the lineage of Sri Tondaman, there was a king named Akasaraja, a devotee of Govinda and steadfast in his own dharma, who ruled the world with his wife named Dharani.
śrīsadgururuvāca
śrītoṇḍamānasya kule'bhijāto
govindabhakto nijadharmaniṣṭhaḥ
ākāśarājo bhuvanaṃ śaśāsa
nāmnā dharaṇyā saha bhāryayā ca
श्रीतोण्डमानस्य · śrītoṇḍamānasya — of the noble Tondaman
कुले · kule — in the lineage
अभिजातः · abhijātaḥ — born
गोविन्दभक्तः · govindabhaktaḥ — devotee of Govinda
निजधर्मनिष्ठः · nijadharmaniṣṭhaḥ — steadfast in his own duty
आकाशराजः · ākāśarājaḥ — King Akasaraja
भुवनं · bhuvanaṃ — the world
शशास · śaśāsa — ruled
धरण्या · dharaṇyā — with queen Dharani
भार्यया · bhāryayā — with his wife
श्रीतोण्डमानस्य कुले अभिजातः, गोविन्दभक्तः, निजधर्मनिष्ठः आकाशराजः धरण्या भार्यया सह भुवनं शशास।
of the noble Tondaman · in the lineage · born · devotee of Govinda · steadfast in his own duty · King Akasaraja · the world · ruled · with queen Dharani · with his wife
This verse introduces the lineage and the royal background of the protagonist, Padmavati, establishing her status as the daughter of a pious king. It sets the stage for the divine manifestation that follows.
