श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
ऋक्षो नाम किरातस्तु पूर्वमासीन्महाबलः ।
वसन् बाणपुरे नित्यं ररक्ष स्वजनान् वने ॥
The Sadguru said:
In former times, there was a mighty Kirāta (hunter) named Ṛkṣa. Living in Bāṇapura, he always protected his kinsmen in the forest.
śrīsadgururuvāca
ṛkṣo nāma kirātastu pūrvamāsīnmahābalaḥ
vasan bāṇapure nityaṃ rarakṣa svajanān vane
श्रीसद्गुरुः · śrīsadguruḥ — The auspicious preceptor
उवाच · uvāca — said
ऋक्षः · ṛkṣaḥ — the hunter named Ṛkṣa
नाम · nāma — by name
किरातः · kirātaḥ — a hunter
तु · tu — indeed
पूर्वम् · pūrvam — in former times
आसीत् · āsīt — was
महाबलः · mahābalaḥ — mighty
वसन् · vasan — living
बाणपुरे · bāṇapure — in Bāṇapura
ररक्ष · rarakṣa — protected
स्वजनान् · svajanān — his kinsmen
श्रीसद्गुरुः उवाच। पूर्वं बाणपुरे वसन् ऋक्षः नाम महाबलः किरातः आसीत्। सः नित्यं स्वजनान् ररक्ष।
The auspicious preceptor · said · the hunter named Ṛkṣa · by name · a hunter · indeed · in former times · was · mighty · living · in Bāṇapura · protected · his kinsmen
This verse introduces the protagonist Ṛkṣa, establishing his background as a hunter in Bāṇapura. It sets the stage for his transformation by highlighting his initial state of worldly attachment and professional duty.
