Shloka 233

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

Devanagari script

भविष्यसि महाभागे मत्प्रसादात्‌ सरस्वति । 'शुभे! महासौभाग्यशालिनी सरस्वति! तुम मेरे प्रसादसे अन्य पवित्र सरिताओंकी अपेक्षा सदा ही अधिक पवित्र बनी रहोगी'

Transliteration

bhaviṣyasi mahābhāge matprasādāt sarasvati |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O greatly fortunate Sarasvatī, by my favor you shall remain ever more sacred than other holy rivers.” The statement frames purity not merely as a physical quality but as a moral-spiritual status conferred through blessing and merit, elevating Sarasvatī as a uniquely sanctifying presence.

Word by Word

• भविष्यसि: you will be/become
• भविष्यसि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), 2, singular, परस्मैपद

• महाभागे: O greatly fortunate one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: feminine, vocative, singular

• मत्-प्रसादात्: from my favor/grace
• मत्-प्रसादात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, ablative, singular

• सरस्वति: O Sarasvatī
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: feminine, vocative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Sarasvatī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sacredness and purity are portrayed as qualities that can be intensified through grace and merit; Sarasvatī is singled out as exceptionally purifying, reinforcing the dharmic idea that blessings and righteous power can elevate a place’s spiritual efficacy.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator-speaker Vaiśampāyana addresses Sarasvatī directly, granting a boon that she will remain more holy than other sacred rivers, thereby affirming her special status within the epic’s sacred landscape.