Shloka 27

Adhyaya 72 — The Reconciliation Rite, Sarasvati Sacrifice, and the Birth of Uttama Manu (Auttama Manvantara Prelude)

Sanskrit

ततः प्रवृत्तवाक्यान्तां गर्गः प्राह रसातले ।

उपकारः सखिभर्त्रा कृतोऽयमतिदुष्करः ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ pravṛttavākyāntāṃ gargaḥ prāha rasātale | upakāraḥ sakhībhartrā kṛto 'yam atiduṣkaraḥ ||

Translation

Dann, als ihre Rede zu fließen begann, sprach Garga in Rasātala: „Diese Hilfe, die der Gatte der Freundin (der Königin) geleistet hat, ist wahrlich überaus schwer und selten.“

Speakers

• Narration leading to Garga’s statement; Garga speaking (in Rasātala)

Primary Deities

• Sarasvatī

Key Themes

• Restoration of speech
• Praise of altruistic action
• Inter-world (Rasātala) narrative linkage