Shloka 17
कल्माषपाद-शाप-कारणम्
Cause of Kalmāṣapāda’s Niyoga under a Curse
स तस्य मनुजेन्द्रस्य पश्यतो भगवानृषि: । ऊर्ध्वमाचक्रमे द्रष्ट भास्करं भास्करद्युति:,उक्त महाराजके देखते-देखते सूर्यके समान तेजस्वी भगवान् वसिष्ठ मुनि सूर्यदेवसे मिलनेके लिये ऊपरको गये
sa tasya manujendrasya paśyato bhagavān ṛṣiḥ | ūrdhvam ācakrame draṣṭuṃ bhāskaraṃ bhāskaradyutiḥ ||
وہ مردوں کا سردار دیکھتا ہی رہ گیا کہ سورج جیسی تابانی والے خداوند رِشی وِسِشٹھ، بھاسکر سورج دیوتا کے دیدار کے لیے اوپر کی جانب روانہ ہو گئے۔
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the supremacy of spiritual radiance and ascetic attainment: a rishi, through tapas and divine stature, can move beyond ordinary limits, and a king is positioned as a witness to that higher authority—suggesting that righteous rule should honor and learn from such spiritual power.
In the king’s very sight, the sun-bright sage rises upward to meet or behold Bhāskara (the Sun-god), marking a moment of divine approach and demonstrating the extraordinary capacity of the rishi.