Shloka 91
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
जड उवाच एवमुक्त्वा ययौ सोऽथ सह ताभ्यां नृपात्मजः ।
प्राप्तश्च गोमतीं पुण्यां निर्गम्य नगराद्वहिः ॥
jaḍa uvāca evam uktvā yayau so 'tha saha tābhyāṃ nṛpātmajaḥ / prāptaś ca gomatīṃ puṇyāṃ nirgamya nagarād bahiḥ
Jaḍa sprach: „Nachdem er so gesprochen hatte, zog der Königssohn sodann zusammen mit jenen beiden aus; und nachdem er die Stadt verlassen hatte, gelangte er an den heiligen Fluss Gomati.“
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FAQs
Movement from city to a puṇya-river marks a shift from social space to sanctified space, often used in Purāṇas to indicate purification, resolution, and auspicious unfolding of destiny.
Not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara; it supports Vamśānucarita and tīrtha/geographical narration as part of purāṇic storytelling.
Reaching the ‘holy Gomatī’ suggests entering a liminal zone where karmic knots can be untied—rivers function as symbols of flow, transition, and cleansing of past speech/actions.