Shloka 283
Kapālamocana-tīrtha (Auśanasa) and Balarāma’s Sarasvatī Pilgrimage
सुरेणुरिति विख्याता प्रस्नुता शीघ्रगामिनी । गंगाद्वारमें यज्ञ करते समय दक्षप्रजापतिने जब सरस्वतीका स्मरण किया था
sureṇur iti vikhyātā prasnutā śīghragāminī |
Waiśampāyana berkata: Sarasvatī yang mengalir deras dan cepat, memancar dengan arus kuat, termasyhur di sana dengan nama Sureṇu. Ketika Dakṣa Prajāpati mengingat Sarasvatī saat melaksanakan yajña di Gaṅgādvāra, ia pun tetap dikenal di sana sebagai Sureṇu. Wahai raja agung, demikian pula ketika resi agung Vasiṣṭha memanggil Sarasvatī yang berair ilahi di Kurukṣetra, ia menjadi masyhur dengan nama Oghavatī.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred remembrance and ritual invocation (smaraṇa/āvāhana) are portrayed as efficacious: the same divine river Sarasvatī is experienced with different epithets and manifestations according to the rite, place, and the invoking sage—affirming the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on tīrtha, tradition, and dharmic continuity.
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes Sarasvatī’s presence and names in different contexts: at Gaṅgādvāra, when Dakṣa Prajāpati remembered her during a sacrifice, she was known as Sureṇu; likewise, in Kurukṣetra, when Vasiṣṭha invoked her, she became famed as Oghavatī.