Shloka 97
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
पुत्रशोकाभितप्तेन देहत्यागे कृता मति: । ततो देवैस्तु राजेन्द्र पुनरुत्थापितस्तदा
putraśokābhitaptena dehatyāge kṛtā matiḥ | tato devaistu rājendra punarutthāpitas tadā
पुत्रशोक से दग्ध होकर उन्होंने देहत्याग का निश्चय किया; परन्तु हे राजेन्द्र! तब देवताओं ने उन्हें पुनः उठाकर जीवन में स्थिर किया।
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Intense personal grief can cloud judgment and lead to a resolve for self-destruction, but the narrative affirms a larger moral-cosmic order in which life may be restored and duty reasserted; despair is not treated as the final authority over one’s actions.
A person, overwhelmed by the sorrow of losing a son, decides to give up his body (die). At that moment, the gods intervene and revive/restore him, preventing the death and turning the situation back toward continued life.