Shloka 283
सुरेणुरिति विख्याता प्रस्नुता शीघ्रगामिनी । गंगाद्वारमें यज्ञ करते समय दक्षप्रजापतिने जब सरस्वतीका स्मरण किया था, उस समय भी शीघ्रगामिनी सरस्वती वहाँ बहती हुई सुरेणु नामसे ही विख्यात हुईं। राजेन्द्र! इसी प्रकार महात्मा वसिष्ठने भी कुरुक्षेत्रमें दिव्यसलिला सरस्वतीका आवाहन किया था, जो ओघवतीके नामसे प्रसिद्ध हुईं
sureṇur iti vikhyātā prasnutā śīghragāminī |
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: The swiftly flowing Sarasvatī, welling forth in a strong current, was renowned there by the name Sureṇu. In the same way, when Dakṣa Prajāpati performed sacrifice at Gaṅgādvāra and remembered Sarasvatī, she flowed there too and was famed as Sureṇu. O best of kings, likewise when the great sage Vasiṣṭha invoked the divine-waters Sarasvatī in Kurukṣetra, she became celebrated under the name Oghavatī.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred remembrance and ritual invocation (smaraṇa/āvāhana) are portrayed as efficacious: the same divine river Sarasvatī is experienced with different epithets and manifestations according to the rite, place, and the invoking sage—affirming the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on tīrtha, tradition, and dharmic continuity.
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes Sarasvatī’s presence and names in different contexts: at Gaṅgādvāra, when Dakṣa Prajāpati remembered her during a sacrifice, she was known as Sureṇu; likewise, in Kurukṣetra, when Vasiṣṭha invoked her, she became famed as Oghavatī.