Shloka 35

Vasiṣṭhāpavāha: Sarasvatī’s Diversion and Viśvāmitra’s Curse (वसिष्ठापवाहः)

Devanagari script

पुनस्तत्र च राज्ञस्तु ययातेर्यजत: प्रभो: । औदार्य परम कृत्वा भक्ति चात्मनि शाश्वतीम्‌

Transliteration

punas tatra ca rājñas tu yayāter yajataḥ prabhoḥ | audārya-paramaṃ kṛtvā bhaktiṃ cātmani śāśvatīm ||

Translation

Và rồi, ngay tại đó, bậc Chúa tể lại nhắc đến vua Yayāti khi Ngài đang hành lễ: rằng Ngài lấy lòng quảng đại làm nguyên tắc tối thượng, đồng thời gây dựng trong mình một niềm sùng kính (bhakti) bền lâu.

Word by Word

पुनःagain

तत्रthere

चand

राज्ञःof the king

तुbut/indeed

ययातेःof Yayāti

यजतःof (him) sacrificing / while sacrificing

प्रभोःof the lord/master

औदार्यम्generosity

परम्supreme/very great

कृत्वाhaving done/made

भक्तिम्devotion

चand

आत्मनिin oneself / in the Self

शाश्वतीम्eternal/everlasting

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yayāti

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?

The verse elevates two complementary virtues: audārya (generosity) as a king’s highest outward ethic, and śāśvatī bhakti (enduring devotion) as an inward, stabilizing commitment. Together they present an ideal of righteous rule—public beneficence grounded in steady inner devotion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues the narration by referring again to an episode concerning King Yayāti during a sacrificial performance, highlighting his exemplary generosity and his lasting inner devotion as part of the account’s moral emphasis.