Shloka 11

Kapālamocana-tīrtha (Auśanasa) and Balarāma’s Sarasvatī Pilgrimage

Devanagari script

वर्तमाने तथा यज्ञे पुष्करस्थे पितामहे | अब्र॒ुवन्नषयो राजन्नायं यज्ञों महागुण:

Transliteration

vartamāne tathā yajñe puṣkarasthe pitāmahe | abruvann ṛṣayo rājann ayaṁ yajño mahāguṇaḥ ||

Translation

ରାଜନ୍! ପୁଷ୍କରରେ ପିତାମହ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ଥିବାବେଳେ ସେହି ଯଜ୍ଞ ଚାଲିଥିଲା; ତେବେ ଋଷିମାନେ ତାଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ—“ଏହି ଯଜ୍ଞ ମହାଗୁଣସମ୍ପନ୍ନ।”

Word by Word

• वर्तमाने: while (it was) proceeding / in progress
• वर्तमाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्तमान (वृत्-धातोः शतृ-कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• यज्ञे: in the sacrifice
• यज्ञे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पुष्करस्थे: at Pushkara / situated at Pushkara
• पुष्करस्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्करस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पितामहे: when the Grandsire (Brahmā) (was present)
• पितामहे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अब्रुवन्: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Plural

• ऋषयः: the sages
• ऋषयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अयम्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यज्ञः: sacrifice
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महागुणः: of great merit / highly virtuous
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महागुण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Janamejaya
• Puṣkara
• Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
• Ṛṣis (sages)
• Yajña (sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical-religious idea that a properly conducted yajña is a source of great guṇa (excellence/merit), and that wise seers recognize and affirm such merit, reinforcing the value of disciplined, auspicious action.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśaṃpāyana’s narration to King Janamejaya, a sacrifice is underway at the sacred site Puṣkara, where Pitāmaha is present; the assembled sages address him and commend the sacrifice as highly meritorious.