Shloka 51
Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances
ता वयं सहिता: सर्वास्त्वित्सकाशे प्रजेश्वर । वत्स्यामो नियताहारास्तपश्चरणतत्परा:
tā vayaṁ sahitāḥ sarvāstvit-sakāśe prajeśvara | vatsyāmo niyatāhārāstapaś-caraṇa-tatparāḥ ||
ಓ ಪ್ರಜೇಶ್ವರಾ! ನಾವು ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಒಂದಾಗಿ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಸನ್ನಿಧಿಯಲ್ಲೇ ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತೇವೆ—ನಿಯಮಿತ ಆಹಾರದಿಂದ, ತಪಶ್ಚರಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ತತ್ಪರರಾಗಿ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic self-discipline: choosing regulated living (niyatāhāra) and committed austerity (tapaś-caraṇa) as an ethical response, emphasizing inner restraint and purposeful conduct under a rightful authority.
A group (spoken of in the feminine plural) declares to the addressed ruler that they will stay near him together, adopting a restrained diet and dedicating themselves to ascetic observances—signaling a collective vow of disciplined living in the king’s presence.