Shloka 2

Gālava Completes the Horse-Gift: Garuḍa’s Counsel and Viśvāmitra’s Acceptance (गालव-विष्वामित्र-सम्बन्धः)

Devanagari script

गालवो विमृशन्नेव स्वकार्यगतमानस: । जगाम भोजनगरं द्रष्टमौशीनरं नृपम्‌,गालवका मन अपने कार्यकी सिद्धिके चिन्तनमें लगा था। उन्होंने मन-ही-मन कुछ सोचते हुए राजा उशीनरसे मिलनेके लिये भोजनगरकी यात्रा की

Transliteration

gālavo vimṛśann eva svakāryagatamānasaḥ | jagāma bhojanagaraṃ draṣṭum auśīnaraṃ nṛpam ||

Translation

Nārada disse: Galava, com a mente absorvida na realização de sua própria tarefa, refletiu em silêncio e então partiu para Bhojanagara a fim de encontrar o rei Auśīnara.

Word by Word

गालवःGalava

विमृशन्reflecting, considering

एवindeed, just

स्वकार्यगतमानसःwhose mind was fixed on his own task

जगामwent

भोजनगरम्to Bhojanagara (the city named Bhojanagara)

द्रष्टुम्to see, to meet

औशीनरम्the Aushinara (of the Ushinara lineage/country)

नृपम्king

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Gālava

Auśīnara (King Uśīnara’s descendant)

Bhojanagara

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores purposeful dharmic action: one should reflect carefully (vimṛśan) with the mind fixed on the rightful task (svakāryagatamānasaḥ), and then act decisively by approaching an appropriate authority or benefactor.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada narrates that Galava, preoccupied with fulfilling his mission, thinks things through and travels to Bhojanagara to meet King Auśīnara, presumably to seek help or resources needed for his undertaking.