Shloka 123

Saptasārasvata-tīrtha-prasaṅgaḥ | The Saptasārasvata Pilgrimage Account and the Maṅkaṇaka Narrative

Devanagari script

प्रययौ सहितो विप्रैः स्तूयमानश्च॒ माधव: । हलधरने वहाँ भी ब्राह्मणोंको भेड़

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | prayayau sahito vipraiḥ stūyamānaś ca mādhavaḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: Mādhava (Balarāma) partiu, acompanhado por brāhmaṇas que o louvavam. Ali também, o Portador do Arado deu aos brāhmaṇas riquezas de muitos tipos—ovelhas, cabras, vacas, jumentos, camelos, além de ouro e prata—e fez com que comessem conforme o desejo; depois, satisfeitos com sua generosidade abundante, ele deixou aquele lugar junto com eles. Então, os brāhmaṇas exaltavam grandemente Balarāma.

Word by Word

• प्रययौ: went forth, departed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु √या)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), 3, singular

• सहितः: accompanied (with)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (कृदन्त/विशेषण)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• विप्रैः: by/with the Brahmins
• विप्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• स्तूयमानः: being praised
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तूयमान (धातु √स्तु, कर्मणि वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

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

• माधवः: Mādhava (Krishna)
• माधवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Mādhava (Balarāma)
• Brāhmaṇas (vipras)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dāna and atithi-satkara (generous hospitality): a righteous person earns lasting honor not merely through power but through respectful support of the learned and the needy, fulfilling social and ethical obligations.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Mādhava (Balarāma) leaves a place accompanied by brāhmaṇas, who praise him as he departs—implying he has just honored and satisfied them through gifts and hospitality.