Shloka 18
त्रिशङ्कुस्वर्गारोহণम्
Trishanku’s Bodily Ascent and the New Constellations
एवमुक्तो महेन्द्रेण त्रिशङ्कुरपतत्पुन:।।।।विक्रोशमानस्त्राहीति विश्वामित्रं तपोधनम्।
evam ukto mahendreṇa triśaṅkur apatat punaḥ | vikrośamānas trāhīti viśvāmitraṃ tapodhanam ||
မဟာဣန္ဒြာ၏ ထိုစကားကြောင့် တြိသင်္ကူသည် ထပ်မံကျဆင်းလာကာ “ကယ်ပါ!” ဟု အော်ဟစ်၍ တပဓန—တပဿာကို ဥစ္စာအဖြစ်ထားသော ဗိශ්ဝာမိတ္တရကို တောင်းပန်လေ၏။
Thus spoken to by Indra, Trisanku crying, "O Viswamitra, Protect me, Protect me" started falling down.
FAQs
It emphasizes śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) and the expectation that one who has granted protection—especially a sage—will uphold it in truth and responsibility.
After Indra’s rejection, Triśaṅku begins to fall from heaven and urgently appeals to Viśvāmitra for rescue.
Triśaṅku’s dependence on his protector and Viśvāmitra’s recognized spiritual power (tapodhana).