Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

तत्र चैव महाराज दीक्षिते प्रपितामहे | यजतस्तस्य सत्रेण सर्वकामसमृद्धिना,महाराज! साक्षात्‌ ब्रह्माजीने उस यज्ञकी दीक्षा ली थी। उनके यज्ञ करते समय सबकी समस्त इच्छाएँ उस यज्ञद्वारा परिपूर्ण होती थीं

Transliteration

tatra caiva mahārāja dīkṣite prapitāmahe | yajatas tasya satreṇa sarvakāmasamṛddhinā ||

Translation

ਹੇ ਮਹਾਰਾਜ! ਓਥੇ ਹੀ ਮਹਾਪਿਤਾਮਹ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਨੇ ਦੀਕਸ਼ਾ ਧਾਰਨ ਕਰਕੇ ਸਰਵਕਾਮ-ਸਮ੍ਰਿੱਧੀ ਨਾਲ ਯੁਕਤ ਸਤ੍ਰ-ਯੱਗ ਕੀਤਾ; ਅਤੇ ਜਦੋਂ ਉਹ ਯਜਨ ਕਰਦੇ, ਤਾਂ ਉਸ ਯੱਗ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਨਾਲ ਸਭ ਦੀਆਂ ਇੱਛਾਵਾਂ ਪੂਰੀਆਂ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੀਆਂ।

Word by Word

तत्रthere

चand

एवindeed/just

महाराजO great king

दीक्षितेwhen (he) was consecrated/initiated

प्रपितामहेin/at the great-grandfather (Brahmā)

यजतःof (him) sacrificing/performing worship

तस्यof him/of that

सत्रेणby/with the sacrificial session (sattra)

सर्वकामसमृद्धिनाwith (that which is) complete with the fulfillment of all desires

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Brahmā (as Prapitāmaha)

Satra (sacrificial session)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic ideal that properly undertaken sacred duty (dīkṣā and yajña) sustains order and welfare: a righteous rite, performed with fullness and discipline, becomes a means by which collective needs are met rather than merely private gain.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes an occasion where the Grandsire (Brahmā) is consecrated for a great sacrificial session. As he performs the satra, it is portrayed as so efficacious and abundant that it brings fulfillment of desires for all present/concerned.