Shloka 96

गदायुद्ध-समारम्भः

Commencement of the Mace-Duel Proceedings

Devanagari script

संध्याकार्याणि सर्वाणि निर्वत्यरुरुहेड्चलम्‌ । ऋषियोंका वचन सुनकर अपनी महिमासे कभी च्युत न होनेवाले बलरामजी उस आश्रममें गये। वहाँ हिमालयके पार्श्रभागमें उन ऋषियोंको प्रणाम करके संध्या-वन्दन आदि सब कार्य करनेके अनन्तर वे हिमालयपर चढ़ने लगे

Transliteration

sandhyākāryāṇi sarvāṇi nirvartyāruruhed acalam | ṛṣīṇāṁ vacanaṁ śrutvā svamahimnā kadācid acyutaḥ balarāmaḥ sa āśramaṁ jagāma | tatra himālayasya pārśvabhāge tān ṛṣīn praṇamya sandhyā-vandana-ādīni sarvakarmāṇi kṛtvā anantaram sa himālayam āruroha |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Sau khi đã chu toàn mọi nghi lễ thờ phụng lúc hoàng hôn, Balarāma—không hề suy chuyển khỏi uy linh thần tính của mình—nghe theo lời các hiền triết và đến am thất ấy. Tại đó, trên sườn dãy Himālaya, ngài cúi lạy các bậc tiên tri; rồi sau khi cử hành lễ sandhyā-vandana và mọi phép tắc đã định, ngài bắt đầu lên núi Himālaya.

Word by Word

• संध्या: twilight worship (sandhyā)
• संध्या: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कार्याणि: duties, rites, tasks
• कार्याणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• निर्वर्त्य: having completed
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√वृत् (वर्त्)
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā/lyap), Active

• अरुरुहे: he climbed / mounted
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√रुह्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अचलम्: the mountain
• अचलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अचल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Balarāma
• ṛṣis (sages)
• āśrama (hermitage)
• Himālaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a supremely powerful figure like Balarāma models dharma through disciplined daily rites (sandhyā-vandana) and humility before sages, showing that spiritual order and respect for guidance are integral to righteous conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

After completing twilight rituals, Balarāma listens to the sages, goes to their hermitage near the Himālaya, offers obeisance, performs the prescribed worship, and then proceeds to climb the Himālaya.