Shloka 15

Hemakūṭa’s Marvels and Lomaśa’s Account of Ṛṣabha at Ṛṣabhakūṭa

Nandā–Kauśikī Tīrtha Passage

Devanagari script

एतच्छुत्वा वचो राजा प्रातिष्ठत भगीरथ: । यत्र तानि शरीराणि सागराणां महात्मनाम्‌

Transliteration

etac chrutvā vaco rājā prātiṣṭhata bhagīrathaḥ | yatra tāni śarīrāṇi sāgarāṇāṃ mahātmanām ||

Translation

ครั้นได้ยินถ้อยคำนั้น พระเจ้าภคีรถะก็เสด็จออกไปโดยพลัน มุ่งสู่สถานที่ซึ่งมีร่างของโอรสผู้มีจิตยิ่งใหญ่แห่งพระเจ้าสคระ (สครร) นอนอยู่

Word by Word

एतत्this (thing)

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

वचःspeech, words

राजाthe king

प्रातिष्ठतset out, departed

भगीरथःBhagīratha

यत्रwhere

तानिthose

शरीराणिbodies

सागराणाम्of the oceans / of the Sāgaras

महात्मनाम्of the great-souled (ones)

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhagīratha

Sagara (implied via sāgarāṇām)

the bodies of Sagara’s sons (object/group)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When a dharmic obligation becomes clear—especially one tied to honoring ancestors and alleviating their plight—a leader should respond with decisive, timely action rather than hesitation.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing counsel/information, King Bhagīratha immediately departs for the location where the bodies of Sagara’s sons lie, initiating the next step in the episode that will lead toward their deliverance and proper honoring.