Shloka 49
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
भीष्म उवाच इत्युक्त्वा हेमगर्भाणि हित्वा तानि फलानि वै | ऋषयो जम्मुरन्यत्र सर्व एव धृतव्रता:
bhīṣma uvāca | ity uktvā hemagarbhāṇi hitvā tāni phalāni vai | ṛṣayo jagmur anyatra sarva eva dhṛtavratāḥ |
ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಾ! ಹೀಗೆ ಹೇಳಿ, ಆ ಧೃತವ್ರತ ಮಹರ್ಷಿಗಳೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಸ್ವರ್ಣಭರಿತವಾದ ಆ ಫಲಗಳನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಬೇರೆಡೆಗೆ ಹೊರಟರು.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfastness in vows and dharma requires detachment: even attractive, wealth-laden offerings should be renounced when they threaten to distract from spiritual discipline and ethical resolve.
After making a statement (implied by “having said thus”), the sages abandon the gold-filled fruits and leave the place, demonstrating their firmness in vows and refusal to be swayed by material temptation.