Shloka 140

Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्

Devanagari script

तपोधनो! राजा वृषादर्भिने इसे भेजा था

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | tato maharṣayaḥ prītās tathety uktvā puraṃdaram sahaiva tridaśendreṇa sarve jagmus triviṣṭapam |

Translation

قال بهيشما: يا يودهيشثيرا، لما سمع الحكماء العظام كلام إندرا امتلأوا فرحًا. وقالوا لبورندرا (إندرا): «ليكن كذلك»، فقبلوا أمره. ثم انطلقوا جميعًا مع سيد الآلهة الثلاثين إلى تريفِشْطَبا—السماء.

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रीताः: pleased
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: so/thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada

• पुरन्दरम्: Purandara (Indra)
• पुरन्दरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरन्दर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• त्रिदशेन्द्रेण: with the lord of the thirty gods (Indra)
• त्रिदशेन्द्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदशेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सर्वे: all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जग्मुः: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Plural, Parasmaipada

• त्रिविष्टपम्: to Triviṣṭapa (heaven)
• त्रिविष्टपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविष्टप
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma (Bhīṣma)
• Yudhishthira (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Indra (Purandara, Tridaśendra)
• Maharshis (Mahārṣayaḥ)
• Triviṣṭapa (Svarga)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The episode reinforces that abandoning greed and aligning with dharma brings lasting spiritual reward; divine authority (Indra) confirms the fruit of such conduct as access to imperishable heavenly realms.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Indra speaks, the assembled great seers joyfully assent (“tathāstu”) and, accompanying Indra, depart together to Triviṣṭapa (heaven), marking the completion of their vindication and reward.