Shloka 15

Agastya–Lopāmudrā: Marriage, Austerity, and Conditions for Conjugal Union (लोमशकथितम्)

Devanagari script

ते तु तत्रोपवासांस्तु चक्रु्निश्चितमानसा: । ब्राह्मणास्तत्र शतश: समाजग्मुस्तपोधना:,अविचल चित्तवाले पाण्डवोंने उस तीर्थमें कई उपवास किये। उस समय वहाँ सैकड़ों तपस्वी ब्राह्मण पधारे

Transliteration

te tu tatropavāsāṁs tu cakruḥ niścitamānasāḥ | brāhmaṇās tatra śataśaḥ samājagmus tapodhanāḥ ||

Translation

Doon, taglay ang matibay na pasiya, paulit-ulit silang nagsagawa ng pag-aayuno sa banal na tīrtha. Nang panahong iyon, daan-daang Brahmin na asceta—mayaman sa tapas—ang nagtipon doon, naakit sa kabanalan ng tīrtha at sa mahigpit na pag-uugaling isinasabuhay.

Word by Word

तेthey

तुbut/indeed

तत्रthere

उपवासान्fasts

तुindeed

चक्रुःdid/performed

निश्चितमानसाःfirm-minded/resolute

ब्राह्मणाःbrahmins

तत्रthere

शतशःby hundreds/in hundreds

समाजग्मुःassembled/came together

तपोधनाःascetics rich in austerity

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Brāhmaṇas (ascetics)

tīrtha (sacred ford/pilgrimage place)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steadfast resolve (niścaya) expressed through disciplined vows like fasting is presented as a dharmic means of purification and spiritual focus; true 'wealth' for ascetics is tapas, not possessions.

What is happening in the narrative?

At a sacred tīrtha, the protagonists undertake multiple fasts with firm determination, and the sanctity of the place and the austerity being practiced draws large numbers of ascetic Brahmins to assemble there.