Shloka 12

समुद्रपानम् (Samudra-pānam) — Maitrāvaruṇi Drains the Ocean; Devas Seek a Means to Refill It

Devanagari script

हक कक विष्णुना समुदाह्तम्‌ । अगस्त्यस्याश्रमं ययु:

Transliteration

hak kak viṣṇunā samudāhṛtam | agastyasyāśramaṃ yayuḥ

Translation

Demikianlah, sesuai titah yang diumumkan oleh Viṣṇu, mereka berangkat menuju pertapaan Agastya.

Word by Word

• हक: Haka (proper name/unclear)
• हक: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कक: Kaka (proper name/unclear)
• कक: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विष्णुना: by Vishnu
• विष्णुना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• समुदाहृतम्: uttered/recited (as a name/word)
• समुदाहृतम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उद्-आ-हृ
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• अगस्त्यस्य: of Agastya
• अगस्त्यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्त्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• आश्रमम्: hermitage
• आश्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ययुः: they went
• ययुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Agastya
• Agastya's āśrama (hermitage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is strengthened by heeding authoritative guidance—divine injunction and the wisdom of sages—rather than acting from impulse; seeking a sage’s āśrama signifies turning toward disciplined counsel and ethical clarity.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a statement attributed to Viṣṇu, the group sets out and goes to the hermitage of the sage Agastya, indicating a transition from hearing an authoritative pronouncement to undertaking a purposeful journey for guidance.