Shloka 14
Kapālamocana-tīrtha (Auśanasa) and Balarāma’s Sarasvatī Pilgrimage
तां दृष्टवा मुनयस्तुष्टास्त्वरायुक्तां सरस्वतीम् । पितामहं मानयन्तीं क्रतुं ते बहु मेनिरे
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā munayas tuṣṭās tvarāyuktāṃ sarasvatīm | pitāmahaṃ mānayantīṃ kratuṃ te bahu menire ||
Seeing Sarasvatī arrive in haste, the sages were pleased. Observing her honoring the Grandsire (Pitāmaha), they regarded that sacrificial rite as greatly enhanced and auspicious—made weighty by due reverence and right order.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that a rite becomes truly fruitful when conducted with proper reverence and recognition of rightful authority; honoring the venerable (Pitāmaha) is presented as a dharmic act that increases the sanctity and efficacy of the sacrifice.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Sarasvatī arrives swiftly; the sages, pleased by her presence and by her act of honoring Pitāmaha, judge the ongoing sacrificial rite to have become especially significant and auspicious.