Shloka 54
Adhyaya 1 — Jaimini’s Questions on the Mahabharata and the Origin of the Wise Birds
इति वचनमसह्यं कोपसंरक्तदृष्टिश्चलकलबलयां तां मानिनीं श्रावयित्वा ।
तरलतरतरङ्गां गां परित्यज्य विप्रः प्रथितगुणगणौघां संप्रयाताः खगङ्गाम् ॥
iti vacanam asahyaṃ kopasaṃraktadṛṣṭiś calakalabalayāṃ tāṃ māninīṃ śrāvayitvā |
taralatarataraṅgāṃ gāṃ parityajya vipraḥ prathitaguṇagaṇaughāṃ saṃprayātāḥ khagaṅgām ||
Habiendo dicho aquellas palabras insoportables a aquella dama orgullosa—con la mirada enrojecida por la ira, mientras ella parloteaba sin sosiego—el brāhmaṇa abandonó aquella tierra, ondulante por olas siempre inquietas, y partió hacia el célebre río Gaṅgā, cuyas huestes de virtudes son ampliamente celebradas.
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FAQs
The verse highlights how anger (kopa) distorts perception and speech, leading to rupture and departure. Yet it also shows a typical purāṇic corrective impulse: after conflict, the brāhmaṇa turns toward Gaṅgā—symbol of purification and dharmic reset—suggesting that one should seek śānti and expiation rather than remain in reactive agitation.
Primarily it belongs to the purāṇic frame/upa-ākhyāna scaffolding rather than a direct pañcalakṣaṇa element. Indirectly, it supports the purāṇa’s didactic purpose (dharma-upadeśa) by setting conditions for subsequent instruction; it is not specifically sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, or vaṃśānucarita in itself.
Gaṅgā functions as a liminal symbol: the movement from a ‘wave-tossed’ realm (taralatarataraṅgā) to the ‘kha-gaṅgā’ suggests ascent from mental turbulence to a higher purifying current. The ‘flood of virtues’ (guṇa-gaṇa-augha) attributed to Gaṅgā mirrors the sought-after inundation of sattva that washes away the residue of wrathful speech.