Shloka 24
सगरोपाख्यानम् (Sagara-Upākhyāna): Śiva’s boon and the extraordinary birth of Sagara’s progeny
अगस्त्यसहिता देवा: सगन्धर्वमहोरगा: । ऋषयश्न महाभागा: समासेदुर्महोदधिम्,अगस्त्यजीके साथ देवता, गन्धर्व, बड़े-बड़े नाग और महाभाग ऋषिगण सभी महासागरके तटपर जा पहुँचे
agastyasahitā devāḥ sagandharvamahoragāḥ | ṛṣayaś ca mahābhāgāḥ samāsedur mahodadhim ||
Lomaśa said: Accompanied by Agastya, the gods—together with the Gandharvas and the mighty serpents—along with the blessed great seers, all arrived at the shore of the vast ocean.
लोमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral-spiritual principle that true ascetic power and realized wisdom (represented by Agastya) command reverence across realms; when guided by such dharmic authority, diverse powers can unite toward an ordered, purposeful end.
Lomaśa narrates that Agastya, accompanied by gods, Gandharvas, mighty Nāgas, and eminent sages, reaches the great ocean—setting the stage for an important event connected with Agastya and the sea.