Shloka 26

गालवस्य विषादः तथा विष्णुप्रयाणम्

Gālava’s Despair and Resolve to Seek Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

निर्बन्धतस्तु बहुशो गालवस्य तपस्विन: । किंचिदागतसंरम्भो विश्वामित्रो5ब्रवीदिदम्‌

Transliteration

nirbandhatas tu bahuśo gālavasya tapasvinaḥ | kiñcid āgata-saṃrambho viśvāmitro 'bravīd idam ||

Translation

Nārada sprach: Als der Asket Gālava ihn immer wieder mit hartnäckigen Bitten bedrängte, wurde Viśvāmitra—von einem Maß an Ungeduld erregt—zu diesen Worten veranlasst. Die Stelle zeigt, wie beharrliche Zudringlichkeit selbst einen disziplinierten Weisen anspannen kann, und wie die Antwort eines Lehrers aus der Notwendigkeit entstehen mag, ethische Grenzen zu setzen, nicht bloß aus Zorn.

Word by Word

निर्बन्धतःfrom the insistence/pressure

तुbut/indeed

बहुशःmany times, repeatedly

गालवस्यof Gālava

तपस्विनःof the ascetic

किंचित्somewhat, a little

आगतhaving come, arisen

संरम्भःanger, agitation

विश्वामित्रःViśvāmitra

अब्रवीत्said, spoke

इदम्this (statement)

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Gālava

Viśvāmitra

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the virtuous can be provoked by repeated, insistent demands; therefore one should practice restraint in asking, and teachers may set boundaries through firm speech to uphold propriety (dharma).

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada narrates that Gālava repeatedly presses the sage Viśvāmitra; slightly irritated, Viśvāmitra responds and begins to state what follows.