Shloka 4
Hemakūṭa’s Marvels and Lomaśa’s Account of Ṛṣabha at Ṛṣabhakūṭa
Nandā–Kauśikī Tīrtha Passage
तत्र स्थित्वा नरश्रेष्ठ भगीरथमुवाच ह । प्रयाचस्व महाबाहो शैलराजसुतां नदीम्
tatra sthitvā naraśreṣṭha bhagīratham uvāca ha | prayācasva mahābāho śailarājasutāṃ nadīm ||
അവിടെ നിന്നുകൊണ്ട്, ഹേ നരശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! അദ്ദേഹം ഭഗീരഥനോട് പറഞ്ഞു—“ഹേ മഹാബാഹോ! ശൈലരാജന്റെ പുത്രിയായ ആ നദിയോട് പ്രാർത്ഥിക്ക.”
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that even a heroic seeker must approach sacred powers through humble, proper supplication. Ethical action here is aligned with dharma: requesting a boon respectfully rather than attempting to compel it.
After arriving and remaining at a certain place, the speaker addresses Bhagiratha and instructs him to beseech the river—described as the daughter of the mountain-king (i.e., Gaṅgā)—as part of the effort to bring her forth for a larger righteous purpose.