Shloka 15

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

Devanagari script

राजेन्द्र! तब वहाँ सरस्वती सुप्रभा नामसे प्रकट हुईं। बड़ी उतावलीके साथ आकर ब्रह्माजीका सम्मान करती हुई सरस्वतीका दर्शन करके ऋषिगण बड़े प्रसन्न हुए और उन्होंने उस यज्ञको बहुत सम्मान दिया ।।

Transliteration

rājendra! tataḥ tatra sarasvatī suprabhā nāmnā prādurabhavat. sā mahā-vegavatī samāgatya brahmāṇaṃ satkṛtya; sarasvatyā darśanena ṛṣayaḥ paramānanditā abhavan, te ca taṃ yajñaṃ bahu mānayām āsuḥ. evaṃ eṣā saricchreṣṭhā puṣkareṣu sarasvatī pitāmahārtha-sambhūtā tuṣṭy-arthaṃ ca manīṣiṇām.

Translation

О царь, тогда и там явилась богиня Сарасвати, нося имя Супрабха. Поспешно приблизившись, она воздала почести Брахме. Увидев Сарасвати, риши исполнились радости и с великим почтением отнеслись к тому жертвоприношению. Так Сарасвати — лучшая среди рек — явилась у священного брода Пушкары ради Брахмы и для удовлетворения мудрых провидцев, великих духом.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• एषा: this (she)
• एषा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सरित्: of rivers
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरित्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• श्रेष्ठा: best, foremost
• श्रेष्ठा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पुष्करेषु: in/at Pushkara (holy places)
• पुष्करेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• सरस्वती: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पितामह-अर्थम्: for the sake of the Grandsire (Brahmā)
• पितामह-अर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह + अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सम्भूता: arisen, manifested
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + भू
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तुष्टि-अर्थम्: for (their) satisfaction
• तुष्टि-अर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि + अर्थ
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• मनीषिणाम्: of the sages/wise men
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनीषिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Sarasvatī
• Suprabhā
• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)
• Ṛṣis (sages)
• Puṣkara (tīrtha)
• Yajña (sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sacred rites gain fullness when performed with reverence and when divine grace (here, Sarasvatī) is welcomed; honoring the cosmic elder (Brahmā) and pleasing the wise underscores dharmic conduct grounded in respect, purity, and devotion.

What is happening in the narrative?

During a sacrificial context at Puṣkara, Sarasvatī manifests as Suprabhā, swiftly arrives, honors Brahmā, and her auspicious appearance delights the assembled sages, who then hold the sacrifice in even greater esteem.