Shloka 14

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

Devanagari script

तां दृष्टवा मुनयस्तुष्टास्त्वरायुक्तां सरस्वतीम्‌ । पितामहं मानयन्तीं क्रतुं ते बहु मेनिरे

Transliteration

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā munayas tuṣṭās tvarāyuktāṃ sarasvatīm | pitāmahaṃ mānayantīṃ kratuṃ te bahu menire ||

Translation

ତ୍ୱରାସହିତ ଆସୁଥିବା ସରସ୍ୱତୀଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖି ମୁନିମାନେ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ହେଲେ। ପିତାମହ (ବ୍ରହ୍ମା)ଙ୍କୁ ସମ୍ମାନ କରୁଥିବା ତାଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖି ସେମାନେ ସେହି କ୍ରତୁ (ଯଜ୍ଞ)କୁ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ବୃଦ୍ଧିପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ଓ ଶୁଭ ମନେ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तुष्टाः: pleased
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• त्वरायुक्ताम्: endowed with haste / swift
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरायुक्त
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सरस्वतीम्: Sarasvatī (the river/goddess)
• सरस्वतीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पितामहम्: the grandsire (Brahmā/elder)
• पितामहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मानयन्तीम्: honouring / paying respect to
• Type: Verb
• Root: मानय्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• क्रतुम्: sacrifice, rite
• क्रतुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• बहु: much, greatly
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मेनिरे: they thought/considered
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Plural, Ātmanepada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī
• munayaḥ (sages)
• Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
• kratu (sacrificial rite)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that a rite becomes truly fruitful when conducted with proper reverence and recognition of rightful authority; honoring the venerable (Pitāmaha) is presented as a dharmic act that increases the sanctity and efficacy of the sacrifice.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Sarasvatī arrives swiftly; the sages, pleased by her presence and by her act of honoring Pitāmaha, judge the ongoing sacrificial rite to have become especially significant and auspicious.