Shloka 283

Saptasārasvata-tīrtha-prasaṅgaḥ | The Saptasārasvata Pilgrimage Account and the Maṅkaṇaka Narrative

Devanagari script

ततः प्रायाद्‌ बलो राजन्‌ दक्षिणेन सरस्वतीम्‌ । राजन! इसी प्रकार विदप्रवृन्दको प्रचुर भोगसामग्री अर्पित करके फिर बलरामजी सरस्वतीके दक्षिण तटपर होकर यात्रा करने लगे

Transliteration

tataḥ prāyād balo rājan dakṣiṇena sarasvatīm |

Translation

Dann, o König, brach Bala-rāma auf und zog am Südufer der Sarasvatī entlang. Nachdem man ihn gebührend mit reichen Gaben und Vorräten geehrt hatte, setzte er seine Pilgerreise fort und schritt in Zucht und unter günstigen Vorzeichen voran.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• प्रायात्: went forth, departed
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (याति)
• Form: Aorist (luṅ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

• बलः: Bala (Balarāma)
• बलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक: बल)
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक: राजन्)
• Form: Masculine, vocative, singular

• दक्षिणेन: by the southern side / on the south
• दक्षिणेन: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक: दक्षिण)
• Form: Neuter, instrumental, singular (used adverbially: 'on the south/by the southern side')

• सरस्वतीम्: Sarasvatī (river)
• सरस्वतीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक: सरस्वती)
• Form: Feminine, accusative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Balarāma
• Sarasvatī (river)
• King (listener addressed as rājan)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct through orderly pilgrimage and the social ethic of honoring a righteous traveler with proper hospitality and offerings, especially in sacred spaces like the Sarasvatī.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Balarāma departs and continues his journey, traveling along the southern bank of the Sarasvatī after being respectfully provided with abundant provisions/offerings.