Shloka 21
Agastya Arghya Rite and the Gaurī & Sārasvata Vows
with Origin Narratives and Merit Statements
ततोगस्त्य उग्रतपा बभूव मुनिसत्तमः । अस्माद्भ्रातुः स वै भ्राता वसिष्ठस्यानुजो मुनिः
tatogastya ugratapā babhūva munisattamaḥ | asmādbhrātuḥ sa vai bhrātā vasiṣṭhasyānujo muniḥ
Entonces surgió Agastya, el más excelso de los sabios, dotado de severas austeridades. De este hermano, en verdad, nació aquel ṛṣi: el hermano menor de Vasiṣṭha.
Unspecified narrator (Purāṇic narration within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ततोगस्त्यः = ततः + अगस्त्यः; अस्माद्भ्रातुः = अस्मात् + भ्रातुः; वसिष्ठस्यानुजः = वसिष्ठस्य + अनुजः.
FAQs
It records a genealogical detail: Agastya is described as a great ascetic sage, and the verse links him as the younger brother of Vasiṣṭha, emphasizing rishi lineage within creation-era narration.
The epithet highlights tapas (austerity) as the defining spiritual power of ṛṣis in Purāṇic literature—marking Agastya’s authority, purity, and ascetic accomplishment.
It implicitly elevates tapas and disciplined spiritual effort as qualities that make one ‘munisattama’ (foremost among sages), presenting austerity as a path to spiritual stature.