Shloka 11

Vṛddha-kanyā-carita and Balarāma’s Kurukṣetra Inquiry (वृद्धकन्या-चरितम् / कुरुक्षेत्रफल-प्रश्नः)

Devanagari script

सुषुवे चापि समये पुत्र सा सरितां वरा । जगाम पुत्रमादाय तमृषिं प्रति च प्रभो,प्रभो! समय आनेपर सरिताओंमें श्रेष्ठ सरस्वतीने एक पुत्रको जन्म दिया और उसे लेकर वह ऋषिके पास गयी

Transliteration

suṣuve cāpi samaye putraṃ sā saritāṃ varā | jagāma putram ādāya tam ṛṣiṃ prati ca prabho ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: At the appointed time, Sarasvatī—the foremost among rivers—gave birth to a son. Taking the child in her arms, she went to that sage, O lord, to present him in accordance with the prior understanding. The episode underscores fidelity to one’s pledged word and the orderly fulfillment of what has been agreed upon.

Word by Word

सुषुवेgave birth

चand

अपिalso

समयेat the time

पुत्रम्a son

साshe (that one)

सरिताम्of rivers

वराbest, excellent

जगामwent

पुत्रम्the son

आदायhaving taken

तम्that (him)

ऋषिम्the sage

प्रतिtowards

चand

प्रभोO lord

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Sarasvatī

the son (unnamed)

the sage (ṛṣi; unnamed)

Janamejaya (implied by address 'prabho')

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes