Shloka 36

Adhyaya 6 — Balarama’s Dilemma, Drunken Wanderings in Revata’s Grove, and the Slaying of the Suta

Sanskrit

अथ येयं समारब्धा तीर्थयात्रा मयाधुना ।

एतामेव प्रयास्यामि प्रतिलोमां सरस्वतीम् ॥

Transliteration

atha yeyāṃ samārabdhā tīrthayātrā mayādhunā / etām eva prayāsyāmi pratilomāṃ sarasvatīm //

Translation

Kini, ziarah ke tempat-tempat penyeberangan suci (tīrtha) yang sedang aku lakukan—laluan inilah juga akan aku ikuti, bergerak ke hulu sepanjang Sungai Sarasvatī, melawan arus yang biasa.

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the pilgrimage account (speaker not explicitly identified from the single verse alone)

Primary Deities

• Sarasvatī

Key Themes

• Tīrtha-yātrā
• Sacred geography
• Vow/resolve (saṅkalpa)
• River sanctity