Shloka 433

Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa

Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island

Devanagari script

द्रष्ट भागीरथीं गद्ञामुवास बहुला: समा: । उसीके पास विशाल

Transliteration

draṣṭuṁ bhāgīrathīṁ gaṅgām uvāsa bahulāḥ samāḥ | tasyaiva samīpe viśālaṁ divyaṁ ujjvalaṁ ca kāñcanamayī-bālukābhiḥ suśobhitaṁ ramaṇīyaṁ bindusarovaraṁ asti, yatra rājā bhagīratho bhāgīrathī-gaṅgā-darśanārthaṁ bahūn varṣān nyavasat |

Translation

Sabi ni Sañjaya: Sa pagnanais na masilayan ang Bhāgīrathī na Gaṅgā, nanirahan siya roon sa loob ng maraming taon. Malapit doon ay ang kaaya-ayang lawa na tinatawag na Bindusaras—malawak, maka-diyos, maningning, at pinapaganda ng ginintuang buhangin—kung saan ang Haring Bhagīratha ay matagal na namalagi sa pag-aayuno at debosyon, upang makamtan ang banal na pagtanaw sa sagradong ilog. Ipinahihiwatig ng siping ito ang matatag na pagtitiyaga at paggalang sa banal na layunin bilang isang anyo ng dharma.

Word by Word

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: tumun (infinitive)

• भागीरथीम्: Bhāgīrathī (the Ganges)
• भागीरथीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागीरथी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गङ्गाम्: the Ganges
• गङ्गाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उवास: dwelt, stayed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• बहुलाः: many, numerous
• बहुलाः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• समाः: years
• समाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhāgīrathī Gaṅgā
• King Bhagīratha
• Bindusaras (Bindusarovara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic perseverance: sustained effort, self-discipline, and devotion toward a sacred goal (darśana of the holy Gaṅgā) are presented as ennobling and spiritually efficacious.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a sacred locale near Bindusaras lake and recounts that King Bhagīratha lived there for many years, undertaking prolonged residence and practice with the aim of beholding the Bhāgīrathī Gaṅgā.