Shloka 11
सगरोपाख्यानम् (Sagara-Upākhyāna): Śiva’s boon and the extraordinary birth of Sagara’s progeny
तच्छुत्वा वचन विप्र: सुराणां शैलमभ्यगात् । सो$भिगम्याब्रवीद् विन्ध्यं सदार: समुपस्थित:,देवताओंकी यह बात सुनकर विप्रवर अगस्त्य अपनी पत्नी लोपामुद्राके साथ विन्ध्यपर्वतके समीप गये और वहाँ उपस्थित हो उससे इस प्रकार बोले--
tac chrutvā vacanaṁ vipraḥ surāṇāṁ śailam abhyagāt | so 'bhigamyābravīd vindhyaṁ sadāraḥ samupasthitaḥ ||
Hearing these words of the gods, the eminent sage Agastya went to the mountain. Approaching the Vindhya, he—accompanied by his wife—stood before it and addressed it in this manner.
लोमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that disciplined spiritual power and truthful speech, aligned with dharma, can curb arrogance and protect balance in the world; even mighty forces (symbolized by a mountain) are expected to submit to rightful moral authority.
After hearing the gods’ request or message, the sage Agastya travels to the Vindhya mountain with his wife Lopāmudrā, approaches it, and prepares to address it—setting up the well-known episode in which the Vindhya is restrained.