Shloka 27

Sarasvatī-Śāpavimokṣa, Rākṣasa-Mokṣa, and Aruṇā-Tīrtha

Indra–Namuci Expiation

Devanagari script

अथ कूले स्वके राजन्‌ जपन्तमृषिसत्तमम्‌ | जुद्दानं कौशिक प्रेक्ष्य सरस्वत्य भ्यचिन्तयत्‌

Transliteration

atha kūle svake rājan japantam ṛṣisattamam | yuddhānaṃ kauśikaṃ prekṣya sarasvaty abhyacintayat ||

Translation

ಆಮೇಲೆ, ಓ ರಾಜನೇ, ತನ್ನ ತೀರದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಂತ್ರಜಪದಲ್ಲಿ ತಲ್ಲೀನನಾಗಿದ್ದ ಋಷಿಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಕೌಶಿಕನನ್ನು (ವಿಶ್ವಾಮಿತ್ರನನ್ನು) ನೋಡಿ ಸರಸ್ವತೀ ಒಳಗೊಳಗೆ ಚಿಂತಿಸಿತು.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• कूले: on the bank
• कूले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूल
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• स्वके: on his own
• स्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वक
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• जपन्तम्: chanting, muttering (a prayer)
• जपन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), masculine, accusative, singular

• ऋषिसत्तमम्: the best of sages
• ऋषिसत्तमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि-सत्तम
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• युद्धानम्: Yuddhāna (proper name)
• युद्धानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्धान
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• कौशिकम्: Kauśika (proper name/epithet)
• कौशिकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशिक
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• प्रेक्ष्य: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ईक्ष्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage)

• सरस्वतीम्: Sarasvatī (the river/goddess)
• सरस्वतीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• अभ्यचिन्तयत्: he reflected upon / thought of
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-चिन्त्
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Kauśika
• Sarasvatī
• riverbank (kūla)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical seriousness of ascetic practice: a sage’s japa and tapas are not merely private acts but forces with real-world consequences, prompting even divine powers (here Sarasvatī) to deliberate on what is right and proportionate.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasiṣṭha narrates that Sarasvatī notices Kauśika on the riverbank engaged in mantra-recitation and, after observing him, begins to reflect—setting up her ensuing decision or intervention in the unfolding episode.