Shloka 4
सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा
Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage
वहाँ महातपस्वी त्रितमुनि धर्मपरायण होकर रहते थे। उन महात्माने कुएँमें रहकर ही सोमपान किया था ।।
tatra cainaṃ samutsṛjya bhrātarau jagmatur gṛhān | tatas tau vai śaśāpātha trito brāhmaṇasattamaḥ ||
ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನನ್ನು ತೊರೆದು ಅವನ ಇಬ್ಬರು ಸಹೋದರರು ಮನೆಗೆ ಹೋದರು; ನಂತರ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನಾದ ತ್ರಿತನು ಅವರಿಬ್ಬರಿಗೂ ಶಾಪವಿಟ್ಟನು.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Abandoning one’s own brother in distress is a violation of dharma; such betrayal invites moral and social consequences, here expressed through the sage’s śāpa (curse), emphasizing accountability for adharma.
Trita’s two brothers leave him behind (as the broader episode implies, in a dire situation such as a well), return home, and Trita—described as an exemplary brāhmaṇa—responds by cursing them for their wrongdoing.