Shloka 23

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 97: Satyavatī’s appeal and Bhīṣma’s reaffirmation of satya

Devanagari script

एवं ते समयं कृत्वा गड़या वसव: सह । जग्मु: संहृष्टममसो यथासंकल्पमणञ्जसा,इस प्रकार गंगाजीके साथ शर्त करके वसुगण प्रसन्नतापूर्वक अपनी इच्छाके अनुसार चले गये

Transliteration

evaṁ te samayaṁ kṛtvā gaṅgayā vasavaḥ saha | jagmuḥ saṁhṛṣṭamanaso yathāsaṅkalpam añjasā ||

Translation

Như vậy, sau khi đã lập lời giao ước với nữ thần Gaṅgā, các Vasu cùng nhau ra đi, lòng hân hoan, tiến bước mau lẹ không vướng ngại, đúng theo ý định đã định sẵn.

Word by Word

एवम्thus, in this manner

तेthey

समयम्agreement, condition, compact

कृत्वाhaving made

गङ्गयाwith Ganga

वसवःthe Vasus

सहtogether (with)

जग्मुःwent

संहृष्टमनसःwith delighted minds

यथाaccording to, as

सङ्कल्पम्intention, resolve

अनञ्जसाwithout difficulty, easily

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Gaṅgā

Vasus

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?

A freely made agreement (samaya) carries moral force: once terms are accepted, one should act consistently with the pledged intention (saṅkalpa). The verse highlights integrity in commitments and the orderly unfolding of consequences from agreed conditions.

What is happening in the narrative?

After settling terms with Gaṅgā, the Vasus leave together, pleased and confident, moving directly according to their plan—signaling that the compact has been concluded and the next events will follow from that agreement.