Shloka 4
Ārṣṭiṣeṇa’s Siddhi and the Tīrtha-Boons; Sindhudvīpa–Devāpi Brāhmaṇya; Viśvāmitra’s Tapas Begins
ततस्त्वौशनसं तीर्थमभाजगाम हलायुध: । कपालमोचन नाम यत्र मुक्तो महामुनि:,तदनन्तर हलधारी बलराम औशनसतीर्थमें आये, जिसका दूसरा नाम कपालमोचनतीर्थ भी है। महाराज! पूर्वकालमें भगवान् श्रीरामने एक राक्षसको मारकर उसे दूर फेंक दिया था। उसका विशाल सिर महामुनि महोदरकी जाँघमें चिपक गया था। वे महामुनि इस तीर्थमें स्नान करनेपर उस कपालसे मुक्त हुए थे
tatas tv auśanasaṃ tīrtham abhājagāma halāyudhaḥ | kapālamocana nāma yatra mukto mahāmuniḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Pagkaraan, nagtungo si Halāyudha (Balarāma) sa banal na tawirang tinatawag na Auśanasa, na kilala rin bilang Kapālamocana—ang pook kung saan napalaya ang isang dakilang muni mula sa bungo na kumakapit.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the purificatory power of tīrthas: burdens of impurity or affliction—symbolized by the ‘skull’—can be removed through dharmic means such as pilgrimage, bathing, and reverence for sacred places.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Balarāma (Halāyudha) travels onward to the Auśanasa tīrtha, also known as Kapālamocana, renowned as the place where a great sage was liberated from a skull-related affliction.