Shloka 2

Adhyaya 9 — Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra’s Mutual Curse: The Āḍi–Baka Battle and Brahmā’s Pacification

Sanskrit

वशिष्ठो द्वादशाब्दान्ते गङ्गापर्युषितो मुनिः ।

शुश्राव च समस्तन्तु विश्वामित्रविचेष्टितम् ॥

Transliteration

vaśiṣṭho dvādaśābdānte gaṅgā-paryuṣito muniḥ | śuśrāva ca samastaṃ tu viśvāmitra-viceṣṭitam ||

Translation

وبعد اثنتي عشرة سنة، سمع الحكيمُ فَسِشْطَه—وكان مُقيمًا عند نهر الغانغا—أخبارَ أعمالِ فيشواميترا كاملةً.

Speakers

• Narrator/ Birds’ narration (contextual report)

Key Themes

• Sage dynamics (Vasiṣṭha–Viśvāmitra)
• Aftermath reporting
• Time marker (twelve years)