Shloka 10

Agastya’s Encounter with Ilvala and Vātāpi; Dāna, Progeny, and the Renown of Agastya-Āśrama

Devanagari script

ततश्लीराणि जग्राह वल्कलान्यजिनानि च । समानव्रतचर्या च बभूवायतलोचना,तब कदलीके समान जाँघ तथा विशाल नेत्रोंवाली लोपामुद्राने अपने बहुमूल्य, महीन एवं दर्शनीय वस्त्र उतार दिये और फटे-पुराने वस्त्र तथा वलकल और मृगचर्म धारण कर लिये। वह विशालनयनी बाला पतिके समान ही व्रत और आचारका पालन करनेवाली हो गयी

Transliteration

tataḥ śīrāṇi jagrāha valkalāny ajināni ca | samāna-vrata-caryā ca babhūvāyata-locanā ||

Translation

ثم أخذت لوبامودرا، واسعة العينين، ثياب اللحاء وجلود الغزلان. وباتّخاذها النذور والسيرة المنضبطة نفسها التي لزوجها، صارت رفيقةً له في طريق الزهد، مؤثرةً البساطة وضبط النفس المشترك على الراحة والزينة.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya

• शीराणि: torn/old garments (rags)
• शीराणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• जग्राह: took, seized
• जग्राह: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• वल्कलानि: bark-garments
• वल्कलानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल्कल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अजिनानि: animal skins
• अजिनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजिन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• समान: equal, same
• समान: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समान
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• व्रतचर्या: observance of vows (vow-practice)
• व्रतचर्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रतचर्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• आयतलोचना: long-eyed (wide/elongated-eyed)
• आयतलोचना: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयतलोचना
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lopāmudrā
• bark-garments (valkala)
• deer-skins (ajina)
• vow/observance (vrata)
• ascetic conduct (caryā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma expressed as shared discipline: Lopāmudrā voluntarily embraces austere living and aligns her vows and conduct with her husband’s, presenting ethical partnership, self-restraint, and commitment to a chosen spiritual path.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lopāmudrā sets aside fine clothing and adopts ascetic attire—bark-garments and deer-skins—thereby living according to the same vows and regimen as her husband, signaling her entry into a life of austerity alongside him.