श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
तस्य राज्ञः प्रवयसः पुत्रभाग्यं न विद्यते ।
तस्मात् सुदुःखितो नित्यं चक्रे नानाविधं व्रतम् ॥
The Sadguru said:
That aged king did not have the good fortune of a son. Therefore, being greatly distressed, he constantly performed various kinds of vows.
śrīsadgururuvāca
tasya rājñaḥ pravayasaḥ putrabhāgyaṃ na vidyate
tasmāt suduḥkhito nityaṃ cakre nānāvidhaṃ vratam
तस्य · tasya — of him
राज्ञः · rājñaḥ — of the king
प्रवयसः · pravayasaḥ — aged
पुत्रभाग्यम् · putrabhāgyam — fortune of a son
न · na — not
विद्यते · vidyate — exists
तस्मात् · tasmāt — therefore
सुदुःखितः · suduḥkhitaḥ — greatly distressed
नित्यम् · nityam — constantly
चक्रे · cakre — performed
नानाविधम् · nānāvidham — various kinds
व्रतम् · vratam — vows
तस्य प्रवयसः राज्ञः पुत्रभाग्यं न विद्यते। तस्मात् सः नित्यं सुदुःखितः सन् नानाविधं व्रतम् चक्रे।
of him · of the king · aged · fortune of a son · not · exists · therefore · greatly distressed · constantly · performed · various kinds · vows
This verse introduces the central conflict of the narrative: the king's lack of progeny, which serves as the catalyst for his spiritual journey and the eventual divine manifestation of Mīnākṣī. It establishes the king's piety and his earnest, albeit troubled, state of mind.