Shloka 7

Kapālamocana-tīrtha (Auśanasa) and Balarāma’s Sarasvatī Pilgrimage

Devanagari script

तत्र चैव महाराज दीक्षिते प्रपितामहे | यजतस्तस्य सत्रेण सर्वकामसमृद्धिना,महाराज! साक्षात्‌ ब्रह्माजीने उस यज्ञकी दीक्षा ली थी। उनके यज्ञ करते समय सबकी समस्त इच्छाएँ उस यज्ञद्वारा परिपूर्ण होती थीं

Transliteration

tatra caiva mahārāja dīkṣite prapitāmahe | yajatas tasya satreṇa sarvakāmasamṛddhinā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Dort, o König, als der Ahnvater die Weihe (dīkṣā) auf sich genommen hatte, vollzog er eine große Opfer-Sitzung (satra), die mit der Erfüllung jedes Wunsches begabt war. Während er dieses Opfer darbrachte, wurden die Wünsche aller durch den Überfluss erfüllt, den jenes Opfer hervorbrachte.“

Word by Word

तत्रthere

चand

एवindeed/just

महाराजO great king

दीक्षितेwhen (he) was consecrated/initiated

प्रपितामहेin/at the great-grandfather (Brahmā)

यजतःof (him) sacrificing/performing worship

तस्यof him/of that

सत्रेणby/with the sacrificial session (sattra)

सर्वकामसमृद्धिनाwith (that which is) complete with the fulfillment of all desires

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Brahmā (as Prapitāmaha)

Satra (sacrificial session)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic ideal that properly undertaken sacred duty (dīkṣā and yajña) sustains order and welfare: a righteous rite, performed with fullness and discipline, becomes a means by which collective needs are met rather than merely private gain.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes an occasion where the Grandsire (Brahmā) is consecrated for a great sacrificial session. As he performs the satra, it is portrayed as so efficacious and abundant that it brings fulfillment of desires for all present/concerned.