Shloka 17
कल्माषपाद-शाप-कारणम्
Cause of Kalmāṣapāda’s Niyoga under a Curse
स तस्य मनुजेन्द्रस्य पश्यतो भगवानृषि: । ऊर्ध्वमाचक्रमे द्रष्ट भास्करं भास्करद्युति:,उक्त महाराजके देखते-देखते सूर्यके समान तेजस्वी भगवान् वसिष्ठ मुनि सूर्यदेवसे मिलनेके लिये ऊपरको गये
sa tasya manujendrasya paśyato bhagavān ṛṣiḥ | ūrdhvam ācakrame draṣṭuṃ bhāskaraṃ bhāskaradyutiḥ ||
As that lord of men looked on, the blessed seer—radiant like the Sun—rose upward to behold Bhāskara, the Sun-god.
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the supremacy of spiritual radiance and ascetic attainment: a rishi, through tapas and divine stature, can move beyond ordinary limits, and a king is positioned as a witness to that higher authority—suggesting that righteous rule should honor and learn from such spiritual power.
In the king’s very sight, the sun-bright sage rises upward to meet or behold Bhāskara (the Sun-god), marking a moment of divine approach and demonstrating the extraordinary capacity of the rishi.