Shloka 183

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

Devanagari script

आजगाम महाभागा तत्र पुण्या सरस्वती । महाराज! राजाधिराज! उन सत्रयाजी (ज्ञानयज्ञ करनेवाले) ऋषियोंके ध्यान लगानेपर महाभागा पुण्यसलिला सरस्वतीदेवी उन समागत महात्माओंकी सहायताके लिये वहाँ आयीं

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: ājagāma mahābhāgā tatra puṇyā Sarasvatī | mahārāja! rājādhirāja! teṣāṃ satrayājīnāṃ ṛṣīṇāṃ dhyānaṃ pravartamānaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahābhāgā puṇya-salilā Sarasvatī-devī samāgatānāṃ mahātmanāṃ sahāyatārthaṃ tatraivājagāma |

Translation

आजगाम महाभागा तत्र पुण्या सरस्वती ।

Word by Word

• आजगाम: came, arrived
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√गम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada

• महाभागा: the very fortunate (lady)
• महाभागा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• पुण्या: holy, sacred
• पुण्या: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• सरस्वती: Sarasvatī (river/goddess)
• सरस्वती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Sarasvatī (river/goddess)
• Mahārāja (Janamejaya, implied addressee)
• Rājādhirāja (Janamejaya, implied addressee)
• Satrayājī ṛṣis (sages performing satra/jñāna-yajña)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that sincere spiritual discipline—especially collective, knowledge-centered sacrifice and meditation—draws supportive forces aligned with dharma. Sacred power (here personified as Sarasvatī) responds to the needs of the righteous and aids those engaged in higher pursuit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Sarasvatī, revered as a holy river and goddess, comes to the place where sages performing a satra (interpreted as a jñāna-yajña) have entered meditation, arriving specifically to assist the gathered great souls.