Shloka 121
Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice: Kokāmukha Tīrtha, Varāha’s Aid, and the Arrival of Gāyatrī
अरुंधती वसिष्ठस्य सप्तर्षीणां च याः स्त्रियः । अनसूयात्रिपत्नी च तथान्याः प्रमदा इह
aruṃdhatī vasiṣṭhasya saptarṣīṇāṃ ca yāḥ striyaḥ | anasūyātripatnī ca tathānyāḥ pramadā iha
Arundhatī—istri suci Vasiṣṭha—serta para istri dari Tujuh Ṛṣi, juga Anasūyā—istri Atri—dan perempuan-perempuan mulia lainnya di sini (disebutkan).
Unspecified (narrative listing within the chapter; likely within Pulastya–Bhīṣma frame typical to Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa, but not explicit in this single verse).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तथान्याः = तथा + अन्याः; अनसूयात्रिपत्नी: treated as two coordinated nouns in apposition (अनसूया + त्रिपत्नी).
FAQs
Arundhatī is presented as Vasiṣṭha’s wife and a model of marital fidelity and virtue; Anasūyā is Atri’s wife, similarly renowned for her purity and dharmic excellence.
It groups celebrated ṛṣi-families and their consorts as exemplars of dharma, indicating a lineage of sanctity and ethical conduct associated with the primal sages.
The verse highlights the ideal of steadfast virtue, self-restraint, and dharmic conduct within household life, using revered figures as cultural and moral exemplars.