Shloka 39
Agastya Arghya Rite and the Gaurī & Sārasvata Vows
with Origin Narratives and Merit Statements
ततो जातश्चतुर्बाहुः साक्षसूत्रकमंडलुः । अगस्त्य इति शांतात्मा बभूव ऋषिसत्तमः
tato jātaścaturbāhuḥ sākṣasūtrakamaṃḍaluḥ | agastya iti śāṃtātmā babhūva ṛṣisattamaḥ
Kemudian lahirlah seorang yang berlengan empat, memakai yajñopavīta (benang suci) serta membawa kamaṇḍalu. Dengan jiwa yang tenang, beliau menjadi resi terunggul, masyhur dengan nama Agastya.
Narrator (contextual; specific dialogue speaker not explicit in the given verse alone)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: जातः+चतुर्बाहुः → जातश्चतुर्बाहुः; अक्षसूत्र+कमंडलुः → अक्षसूत्रकमंडलुः; अगस्त्यः+इति → अगस्त्य इति
FAQs
The verse describes the birth of the great sage Agastya (ṛṣisattamaḥ), characterized as calm-souled and ascetic in appearance.
It mentions akṣa-beads (rosary), the sacred thread (sūtra), and a kamaṇḍalu (water-pot), all traditional signs of a Vedic ascetic-sage.
“Ṛṣisattamaḥ” means “the best among sages,” indicating Agastya’s exceptional spiritual status and authority within the Purāṇic narrative.