Shloka 57

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

Devanagari script

आश्रमे चेह वत्स्यामि त्वया सार्थमहं सदा । सप्तसारस्वते चास्मिन्‌ यो मामर्चिष्यते नर:

Transliteration

āśrame ceha vatsyāmi tvayā sārtham ahaṃ sadā | saptasārasvate cāsmin yo mām arcayiṣyate naraḥ |

Translation

“ଏହି ଆଶ୍ରମରେ ମୁଁ ସଦା ତୁମ ସହିତ ରହିବି। ଏବଂ ଏହି ସପ୍ତସାରସ୍ୱତ ତୀର୍ଥରେ ଯେ ନର ମୋତେ ଅର୍ଚ୍ଚନା କରିବ…”

Word by Word

• आश्रमे: in the hermitage
• आश्रमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• इह: here
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• वत्स्यामि: I shall dwell
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• त्वया: with you / by you
• त्वया: Sahakari/Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• सार्थम्: together (with)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्थम्

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• सप्तसारस्वते: in (the) Saptasārasvata (tīrtha) / in the place called ‘Seven-Sārasvata’
• सप्तसारस्वते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तसारस्वत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• अर्चिष्यते: will worship
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Āśrama (hermitage)
• Saptasārasvata (tīrtha/region of the Seven Sarasvatīs)
• Sarasvatī (river/sacred stream, implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that sincere worship (arcana) at a sacred place, supported by disciplined life in an āśrama, draws divine grace that removes scarcity and grants spiritual assurance across both this life and the next.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a deity promises to remain present in the hermitage with the sage and declares that anyone who worships him at the Saptasārasvata tīrtha will gain exceptional benefit and attain an exalted destination.