Shloka 26

गङ्गाधारणम् (Gaṅgādhāraṇa) — Śiva Bears the Descent of Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

कैलासं पर्वतं गत्वा तोषयामास शंकरम्‌ | तपस्तीव्रमुपागम्य कालयोगेन केनचित्‌,राजन! यह सुनकर महाराज भगीरथ कैलासपर्वतपर गये और वहाँ उन्होंने तीव्र तपस्या करके कुछ समयके बाद भगवान्‌ शंकरको प्रसन्न किया

Transliteration

kailāsaṃ parvataṃ gatvā toṣayāmāsa śaṅkaram | tapas tīvram upāgamya kālayogena kenacit, rājan |

Translation

Lomasha said: “O king, having gone to Mount Kailāsa, he pleased Śaṅkara. Undertaking severe austerities, and after some time had passed in due course, he won the Lord’s favor.”

Word by Word

• कैलासम्: Kailasa
• कैलासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पर्वतम्: mountain
• पर्वतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite

• तोषयामास: pleased / satisfied
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष्
• Form: लिट् (periphrastic perfect), Perfect (narrative past), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शंकरम्: Shankara (Śiva)
• शंकरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तीव्रम्: intense
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उपागम्य: having undertaken / having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-गम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite

• कालयोगेन: by the conjunction/operation of time; in due course
• कालयोगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालयोग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• केनचित्: by some (means); after some (time)
• केनचित्: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular, indefinite (चित्)

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomasha
• Kailasa
• Shankara (Shiva)
• Bhagiratha

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steady, disciplined effort (tapas) undertaken with devotion and patience bears fruit in due time; divine favor is portrayed as responding to sincere perseverance rather than haste.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomasha narrates that Bhagiratha travels to Mount Kailāsa and performs intense austerities; after some time passes, Śiva (Śaṅkara) becomes pleased with him.