Shloka 15

Devanagari script

पर्वतश्न महाभागो मार्कण्डेयो महामुनि: । पवित्रपाणि: सावर्णो भालुकिर्गालवस्तथा

Transliteration

parvataśna mahābhāgo mārkaṇḍeyo mahāmuniḥ | pavitrapāṇiḥ sāvarṇo bhālukir gālavas tathā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “There was Parvataśna; the greatly fortunate and mighty sage Mārkaṇḍeya; Pavitrapāṇi; Sāvarṇa; Bhāluki; and Gālava as well.”

Word by Word

पर्वतश्नःmountain-dwelling / mountain-eating (epithet)

महाभागःvery fortunate, illustrious

मार्कण्डेयःMarkandeya (sage)

महामुनिःgreat sage

पवित्रपाणिःone whose hands are pure

सावर्णःSavarṇa (proper name)

भालुकिःBhāluki (proper name)

गालवःGālava (proper name)

तथाalso, likewise

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Parvataśna

Mārkaṇḍeya

Pavitrapāṇi

Sāvarṇa

Bhāluki

Gālava

Vaiśampāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

By enumerating eminent ṛṣis, the text highlights that dharma is anchored in the testimony and presence of realized sages; their inclusion signals that the events being described are to be viewed under the scrutiny of moral and spiritual authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is listing notable sages—Parvataśna, Mārkaṇḍeya, Pavitrapāṇi, Sāvarṇa, Bhāluki, and Gālava—present/associated with the scene, establishing the sanctified and authoritative setting of the assembly-related narration.