Shloka 13
विश्वामित्रस्य दक्षिणतपः तथा त्रिशङ्कोः स्वशरीरेण स्वर्गगमनाभिलाषः
Visvamitra’s Southern Austerity and Trisanku’s Bodily Ascent Aspiration
प्रत्याख्यातो वसिष्ठेन स ययौदक्षिणां दिशम्। ततस्तत्कर्मसिद्ध्यर्थं पुत्रां स्तस्य गतो नृप:।।1.57.13।।
pratyākhyāto vasiṣṭhena sa yayau dakṣiṇāṃ diśam |
tatas tatkarmasiddhyarthaṃ putrāṃs tasya gato nṛpaḥ || 1.57.13 ||
جب وِسِشٹھ نے اسے ردّ کر دیا تو وہ راجا دَکشن (جنوب) کی سمت روانہ ہوا۔ پھر اس کام کی کامیابی کے لیے وہ وِسِشٹھ کے پُتروں کے پاس جا پہنچا۔
Refused by Vasishta, the king went south in order to fulfil his purpose and approached Vasishta's sons.
FAQs
Dharma cautions against bypassing rightful authority when refused; persistence can become adharma if it turns into manipulation of religious agents for personal ambition.
After Vasiṣṭha declines, Triśaṅku seeks an alternative by going to Vasiṣṭha’s sons to secure the desired ritual outcome.
The verse foregrounds a contested virtue—perseverance—showing how it can slip into stubbornness when not guided by dharma.