Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

एकी भूतास्ततस्तास्तु तस्मिंस्तीर्थे समागता:

Transliteration

ekībhūtās tatās tāstu tasmiṃs tīrthe samāgatāḥ

Translation

Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: Pagkaraan, nang sila’y magkaisa na wari’y iisang katawan, nagtipon ang mga babae roon sa banal na tawiran—sa tīrtha na iyon.

Word by Word

• एकीभूताः: having become one/united
• एकीभूताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकीभूत (एकी-भू)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• ताः: those (women/things)
• ताः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• समागताः: having assembled/having come together
• समागताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: समागत (सम्-आ-गम्)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• tīrtha

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the moral and emotional power of unity: in moments of crisis and transition, people find strength by acting together and approaching sacred spaces with a shared intention.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator states that the women (implied by the feminine plural) come together in unity and assemble at a particular tīrtha, indicating a collective movement toward a sacred place for rites, mourning, or counsel in the war’s aftermath.