Shloka 49
The Greatness of the Ancestors: Ekoddiṣṭa Śrāddha, Āśauca Rules, and Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa
पुलस्त्य उवाच । कौशिको नाम धर्मात्मा कुरुक्षेत्रे महानृषिः । नामतः कर्मतस्तस्य पुत्राणां तन्निबोध मे
pulastya uvāca | kauśiko nāma dharmātmā kurukṣetre mahānṛṣiḥ | nāmataḥ karmatastasya putrāṇāṃ tannibodha me
Pulastya disse: «Em Kurukṣetra há um grande ṛṣi, justo e virtuoso, chamado Kauśika. Agora aprende comigo acerca de seus filhos, tanto pelos nomes quanto pelos feitos».
Pulastya
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: महानृषिः = महान् + ऋषिः; तन्निबोध = तत् + निबोध; अन्यत्र सन्धि न्यूनः।
FAQs
Pulastya is speaking, introducing the righteous sage Kauśika of Kurukṣetra and announcing that he will describe Kauśika’s sons by their names and actions.
It signals that lineage is presented not only as a list of names but also as a moral-spiritual account where character and conduct (karma) define the significance of descendants.
The verse frames righteousness as the defining trait of true greatness: a “mahānṛṣi” is marked by devotion to dharma, not merely by status or learning.