Shloka 42

कुमाराभिषेकप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Kumāra (Skanda) Investiture at Sarasvatī

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शल्यपर्वके अन्तर्गत गदापव॑नें बलदेवजीकी तीर्थयात्राके प्रसंगमें सारस्वतोपाख्यानविषयक बयालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

śakra! maharṣibhir asyā aruṇāyāḥ jalaṃ parama-pavitraṃ kṛtam. asmin tīrthe pūrvam eva gupta-rūpeṇa tasyā āgamanam abhavat; tataḥ sarasvatī samīpam āgatya aruṇā-devīṃ svajalena āplāvitavatī. sarasvatyā aruṇāyāś ca puṇyo 'yaṃ saṅgamo mahān | iha tvaṃ yaja devendra dada dānāny anekaśaḥ ||

Translation

ହେ ଶକ୍ର! ମହର୍ଷିମାନେ ଏହି ଅରୁଣାର ଜଳକୁ ପରମ ପବିତ୍ର କରିଦେଇଛନ୍ତି। ଏହି ତୀର୍ଥରେ ତାହାର ଆଗମନ ପୂର୍ବରୁ ହିଁ ଗୁପ୍ତ ଭାବରେ ଘଟିଥିଲା; ପରେ ସରସ୍ୱତୀ ନିକଟକୁ ଆସି ଅରୁଣା ଦେବୀଙ୍କୁ ନିଜ ଜଳରେ ଆପ୍ଲାବିତ କଲେ। ସରସ୍ୱତୀ ଓ ଅରୁଣାଙ୍କ ଏହି ସଙ୍ଗମ ମହାନ୍ ଓ ପୁଣ୍ୟମୟ। ହେ ଦେବେନ୍ଦ୍ର! ଏଠାରେ ଯଜ୍ଞ କର ଏବଂ ଅନେକ ଦାନ ଦେ।

Word by Word

• सरस्वत्या: by Sarasvatī
• सरस्वत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• अरुणायाः: of Aruṇā
• अरुणायाः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुणा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• पुण्यः: holy, meritorious
• पुण्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• संगमः: confluence, meeting-place
• संगमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यज: perform sacrifice; worship
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• देवेन्द्र: O lord of the gods (Indra)
• देवेन्द्र: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दद: give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दानानि: gifts, donations
• दानानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अनेकशः: in many ways; repeatedly; abundantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशः

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Śakra (Indra/Devendra)
• Maharṣis (great sages)
• Aruṇā (river/goddess Aruṇā-devī)
• Sarasvatī (river/goddess)
• Tīrtha (sacred ford)
• Saṅgama (confluence)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sacred places become especially purifying through the presence and austerity of sages; one should respond to such sanctity with worship (yajña) and generosity (dāna), turning reverence into ethical action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasiṣṭha addresses Indra, explaining that the Aruṇā’s waters have been made supremely holy by sages and that Sarasvatī has joined and inundated Aruṇā, creating a powerful confluence-tīrtha; he urges Indra to worship there and give abundant gifts.