Shloka 25

गङ्गाधारणम् (Gaṅgādhāraṇa) — Śiva Bears the Descent of Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

एतच्छुत्वा ततो राजन्‌ महाराजो भगीरथः,राजन! यह सुनकर महाराज भगीरथ कैलासपर्वतपर गये और वहाँ उन्होंने तीव्र तपस्या करके कुछ समयके बाद भगवान्‌ शंकरको प्रसन्न किया

Transliteration

etac chrutvā tato rājan mahārājo bhagīrathaḥ | kailāsaparvataṁ gatvā tatra tīvraṁ tapaś cacāra | kālena mahatā devaṁ śaṅkaraṁ toṣayām āsa ||

Translation

これを聞くや、王よ、偉大なる王バギーラタはカイラーサ山へと赴いた。そこで彼は苛烈な苦行に身を投じ、時を経てついに主シャンカラ（シヴァ）を歓ばせることに成功した。この逸話は、正しき目的のために神の加護を得るには、不屈の努力と規律ある信仰が要であることを示している。

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (thing)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

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

• महाराजः: the great king
• महाराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भगीरथः: Bhagīratha
• भगीरथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगीरथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhagīratha
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Kailāsa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A righteous aim is supported by disciplined effort: intense tapas (self-restraint and perseverance) becomes the ethical means by which divine grace is obtained, showing that devotion is not mere emotion but sustained practice.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing the preceding account, King Bhagīratha goes to Mount Kailāsa and performs severe austerities there; in due course he succeeds in pleasing Lord Śiva (Śaṅkara).