Shloka 167

समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः

Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī

Devanagari script

आगस््त्यमपि चाख्यानं यत्र वातापिभक्षणम्‌ | लोपामुद्राभिगमनमपत्यार्थमृषेस्तथा,इसके बाद अगस्त्य-चरित्र है, जिसमें उनके वातापिभक्षण तथा संतानके लिये लोपामुद्राके साथ समागमका वर्णन है

Transliteration

Āgastyam api cākhyānaṁ yatra Vātāpibhakṣaṇam | Lopāmudrābhigamanaṁ apatyārtham ṛṣes tathā ||

Translation

Here too is told the tale of Agastya—how he consumed Vātāpi, and how the sage approached Lopāmudrā in order to beget offspring. The passage points to a narrative where extraordinary ascetic power is joined with household duty, presenting procreation not as indulgence but as a purposeful act aligned with dharma.

Word by Word

आगस्त्यम्the (story) of Agastya / Agastya episode

अपिalso

चand

आख्यानम्narrative, episode

यत्रwherein

वातापि-भक्षणम्the eating of Vātāpi

लोपामुद्रा-अभिगमनम्approach/union with Lopāmudrā

अपत्य-अर्थम्for the sake of offspring

ऋषेःof the sage

तथाthus, likewise

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Agastya

Vātāpi

Lopāmudrā

Sandhi Notes