Shloka 17

Kurukṣetra–Sarasvatī Tīrtha-Māhātmya

Pilgrimage Merits and Sacred Geography

Devanagari script

सतं दृष्टवोग्रतपसं दीप्यमानमिव श्रिया । प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे विस्मयं परमं ययौ,वे उग्र तपस्वी महर्षि तेजसे देदीप्यमान हो रहे थे। उन्हें देखकर भीष्मजीको अनुपम प्रसन्नता प्राप्त हुई तथा वे बड़े आश्वर्यमें पड़ गये

Transliteration

sataṁ dṛṣṭvogratasapaṁ dīpyamānam iva śriyā | praharṣam atulaṁ lebhe vismayaṁ paramaṁ yayau ||

Translation

Nārada said: Seeing that holy sage—of fierce austerities—shining as though with splendor itself, Bhīṣma was filled with incomparable joy and was carried into the highest wonder. The scene underscores how true spiritual power (tapas) naturally commands reverence and awakens humility and awe in even the greatest of warriors and elders.

Word by Word

सतंthe good man / the virtuous one

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

उग्रतपसम्the fierce-ascetic (one of terrible austerity)

दीप्यमानम्shining, blazing

इवas if, like

श्रियाwith splendor / with fortune

प्रहर्षम्joy, exhilaration

अतुलम्incomparable

लेभेobtained, attained

विस्मयम्astonishment

परम्supreme, great

ययौwent (came to), reached

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Narada

Bhishma

a holy ascetic (maharsi/tapasvin)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes