Shloka 2

सगरोपाख्यानम् — कपिलकोपः, अंशुमतः विनयः, तथा भगीरथपरम्परा

Sagara Upākhyāna: Kapila’s Wrath, Aṃśumān’s Reverence, and the Bhāgīratha Line

Devanagari script

महता कालयोगेन प्रकृतिं यास्यतेडर्णव: । ज्ञातींश्र कारणं कृत्वा महाराजो भगीरथ:

Transliteration

mahatā kālayogena prakṛtiṁ yāsyate 'rṇavaḥ | jñātīn śrāddha-kāraṇaṁ kṛtvā mahārājo bhagīrathaḥ ||

Translation

Theo vận hành của thời gian lớn lao, đại dương sẽ trở về trạng thái tự nhiên của nó. Rồi vua Bhagīratha, lấy những người thân đã khuất làm duyên cớ để cử hành các lễ śrāddha, sẽ thực hiện việc bảo đảm phúc lợi cho họ—cho thấy quyền lực vương giả phải được dẫn dắt bởi bổn phận đối với tổ tiên và nghĩa vụ đạo đức trả ơn dòng tộc.

Word by Word

महताby great

कालयोगेनby the conjunction/operation of time

प्रकृतिम्nature; original state

यास्यतेwill go/attain

अर्णवःthe ocean

ज्ञातीन्kinsmen; relatives

कारणम्cause; reason

कृत्वाhaving made

महाराजःthe great king

भगीरथःBhagīratha

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arṇava (Ocean)

Bhagīratha

Jñātis (kinsmen/ancestors)

Śrāddha (ancestral rites)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Time (kāla) brings changes that restore things to their natural order, and a righteous king uses such moments to fulfill dharma—especially obligations to ancestors through śrāddha—placing lineage-responsibility above personal convenience.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker foretells that, in due course of time, the ocean will return to its normal state; then King Bhagīratha, motivated by the welfare of his departed relatives, will perform actions connected with śrāddha and ancestral deliverance, highlighting his famed commitment to his forebears.