Shloka 26
गालवस्य विषादः तथा विष्णुप्रयाणम्
Gālava’s Despair and Resolve to Seek Viṣṇu
निर्बन्धतस्तु बहुशो गालवस्य तपस्विन: । किंचिदागतसंरम्भो विश्वामित्रो5ब्रवीदिदम्
nirbandhatas tu bahuśo gālavasya tapasvinaḥ | kiñcid āgata-saṃrambho viśvāmitro 'bravīd idam ||
Nārada said: When the ascetic Gālava pressed him repeatedly with insistent requests, Viśvāmitra—stirred to a measure of impatience—spoke these words. The passage highlights how persistent importunity can strain even a disciplined sage, and how a teacher’s response may arise from the need to set ethical limits rather than from mere anger.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the virtuous can be provoked by repeated, insistent demands; therefore one should practice restraint in asking, and teachers may set boundaries through firm speech to uphold propriety (dharma).
Nārada narrates that Gālava repeatedly presses the sage Viśvāmitra; slightly irritated, Viśvāmitra responds and begins to state what follows.