Shloka 8
Chatra–Upānah Dāna: Origin Narrative
Jamadagni–Reṇukā–Sūrya Saṃvāda
केचिद् बिसान्यखनंस्तत्र राज- न्नन्ये मृणालान्यखनंस्तत्र विप्रा: । अथापश्यन् पुष्कर ते ट्वियन्तं हृदादगस्त्येन समुद्धृतं तत्,राजन! कुछ ऋषि वहाँ कमल खोदने लगे। कुछ ब्राह्मण मृणाल उखाड़ने लगे। इसी बीचमें अगस्त्यजीने उस पोखरेसे जितना कमल उखाड़कर रखा था, वह सब सहसा गायब हो गया। इस बातको सबने देखा
kecid bisāny akhanan tatra rājan anye mṛṇālāny akhanan tatra viprāḥ | athāpaśyan puṣkara te tv iyantaṃ hṛdād agastyena samuddhṛtaṃ tat, rājan |
Bhishma said: “O King, some there began digging up lotus-stalks, while other brahmins dug out the tender lotus-fibres. Then they all saw that the great quantity of lotus which Agastya had already pulled up from the lake suddenly vanished. This unexpected disappearance was witnessed by everyone.”
भीष्म उवाच