Shloka 28
ययातिदौहित्रपुण्यसमुच्चयः | Yayāti and the Grandsons’ Consolidation of Merit
मातामहं नृपतयस्तारयन्तो दिवदश्ष्युतम् । तब उन सभी राजाओंने अपनी माताके चरणोंमें मस्तक रखकर प्रणाम किया और स्वर्गभ्रष्ट नानाको भी नमस्कार करके अपने उच्च, अनुपम और स्नेहपूर्ण स्वरसे पृथ्वीको प्रतिध्वनित करते हुए उन्हें तारनेके उद्देश्यसे उनसे कुछ कहनेका विचार किया ।।
nārada uvāca |
ātamāhaṁ nṛpatayas tārayanto divadacyutam |
atha tasmād upagato gālavopy āha pārthivam |
tapaso me ’ṣṭabhāgena svargam ārohatāṁ bhavān |
Nārada said: The kings, wishing to deliver their maternal grandfather who had fallen from heaven, bowed with their heads at their mother’s feet, offered reverence also to their heaven-fallen grandfather, and, in lofty and affectionate voices that seemed to make the earth resound, resolved to speak to him with the aim of restoring him. Just then the sage Galava arrived from the forest and addressed the king: “O great king, take one-eighth of my austerity and, by its power, ascend to the heavenly world.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights dharma expressed as gratitude and responsibility toward elders: the kings seek to redeem their fallen ancestor, and Galava exemplifies compassion by offering a share of his ascetic merit, implying that spiritual power is meant to uplift others, not merely oneself.
Narada describes kings honoring their mother and their heaven-fallen maternal grandfather and preparing to speak with the intent to restore him; at that moment, the sage Galava arrives and tells the king to take one-eighth of his tapas so the king may ascend to heaven.