Shloka 49
द्रौपदी-स्वयंवर-प्रारम्भः
Commencement of Draupadī’s Svayaṃvara
स समुद्रोर्मिवेगेन स्थले न्यस्तो महामुनि: । न ममार यदा विप्र: कथंचित् संशितव्रत: । जगाम स ततः खिन्नः पुनरेवाश्रमं प्रति,परंतु समुद्रकी लहरोंके वेगने उन महामुनिको किनारे लाकर डाल दिया। कठोर व्रतका पालन करनेवाले ब्रह्मर्षि वसिष्ठ जब किसी प्रकार न मर सके, तब खिन्न होकर अपने आश्रमपर ही लौट पड़े
sa samudrormivegena sthale nyasto mahāmuniḥ | na mamāra yadā vipraḥ kathaṃcit saṃśitavrataḥ | jagāma sa tataḥ khinnaḥ punar evāśramaṃ prati ||
Mas, impelido pela força das ondas do oceano, o grande sábio foi lançado em terra firme. Quando aquele brâmane, preso a votos austeros—Vasiṣṭha—não pôde morrer de modo algum, ficou exausto e abatido, e então retornou mais uma vez ao seu eremitério.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that strict vows and intense resolve do not guarantee control over life and death; when destructive intent is frustrated, the ethical pivot is to return to disciplined living rather than persist in self-harm. Endurance through thwarted despair becomes a form of involuntary tapas, redirecting one back toward the āśrama and ordered duty.
A great sage, attempting to die, is swept by the ocean’s waves and thrown onto the shore. Unable to die despite his efforts, he becomes dejected and returns to his hermitage.