Shloka 27
Adhyaya 72 — The Reconciliation Rite, Sarasvati Sacrifice, and the Birth of Uttama Manu (Auttama Manvantara Prelude)
ततः प्रवृत्तवाक्यान्तां गर्गः प्राह रसातले ।
उपकारः सखिभर्त्रा कृतोऽयमतिदुष्करः ॥
tataḥ pravṛttavākyāntāṃ gargaḥ prāha rasātale | upakāraḥ sakhībhartrā kṛto 'yam atiduṣkaraḥ ||
ನಂತರ ಅವಳ ವಾಣಿ ಹರಿಯತೊಡಗಿದಾಗ, ರಸಾತಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಗರ್ಗನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—“ರಾಣಿಯ ಸಖಿಯ ಪತಿಯಿಂದ ಮಾಡಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಈ ಉಪಕಾರ ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ದುರ್ಲಭ.”
FAQs
The narrative crowns the act of remedying another’s suffering as ‘atiduṣkara’—a rare virtue—emphasizing that dharma is measured by difficulty endured for others’ welfare.
Not a pancalakṣaṇa segment; it is a didactic narrative praising dharmic beneficence.
Rasātala indicates that actions and mantras reverberate across realms; restoring vāg is portrayed as a cosmic event acknowledged even in nether regions.