Shloka 19
Ārṣṭiṣeṇa’s Siddhi and the Tīrtha-Boons; Sindhudvīpa–Devāpi Brāhmaṇya; Viśvāmitra’s Tapas Begins
विमुक्तस्तेन शिरसा परं सुखमवाप ह । स चाप्यन्तर्जले मूर्धा जगामादर्शनं विभो,प्रभो! उस मस्तक या कपालसे मुक्त होनेपर महोदर मुनिको बड़ा सुख मिला। साथ ही वह मस्तक भी (जो उनकी जाँघसे छूटकर गिरा था) पानीके भीतर अदृश्य हो गया
vaishampāyana uvāca |
vimuktas tena śirasā paraṁ sukham avāpa ha |
sa cāpy antarjale mūrdhā jagāmādarśanaṁ vibho ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Released from that head (or skull), the sage Mahodara attained great relief and happiness. And that head, having slipped away, went beneath the water and vanished from sight—O mighty one.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the motif of release from affliction: when a burdensome or inauspicious attachment is removed, genuine relief follows; the disappearance of the head under water underscores the transience of disturbing phenomena and the restoration of order after a troubling episode.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the sage Mahodara, once freed from the head/skull that had been afflicting him, feels great happiness; the head itself slips into the water and becomes invisible, ending the immediate disturbance.