Shloka 11

Agastya’s Encounter with Ilvala and Vātāpi; Dāna, Progeny, and the Renown of Agastya-Āśrama

Devanagari script

गड्जाद्वारमथागम्य भगवानृषिसत्तम: | उग्रमातिष्ठत तप: सह पत्न्यानुकूलया,तदनन्तर मुनिश्रेष्ठ भगवान्‌ अगस्त्य अपनी अनुकूल पत्नीके साथ गंगाद्वार (हरिद्वार)- में आकर घोर तपस्यामें संलग्न हो गये

Transliteration

gaṅgādvāram athāgamya bhagavān ṛṣisattamaḥ | ugram ātiṣṭhata tapaḥ saha patnyānukūlayā ||

Translation

Bấy giờ, bậc Thánh hiền Agastya, đệ nhất trong hàng ẩn sĩ, đến Gaṅgādvāra (Haridwar). Tại đó, cùng người vợ hiền thuận và tận tụy, ngài chuyên tâm thực hành khổ hạnh nghiêm khắc với ý chí kiên định.

Word by Word

गङ्गाद्वारम्to Gangadvara (Haridwar)

अथthen

आगम्यhaving come/arrived

भगवान्the venerable/lordly

ऋषिसत्तमःthe best of sages

उग्रम्severe, intense

आतिष्ठतundertook/entered upon

तपःausterity, penance

सहtogether with

पत्नीwith (his) wife

अनुकूलयाagreeable, supportive

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Agastya (implied by the prose gloss)

Agastya's wife (Lopāmudrā, implied)

Gaṅgādvāra (Haridwar)

Gaṅgā (implied by place-name)

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 highlights tapas (disciplined austerity) as a dharmic practice and suggests that spiritual striving is aided by concord and supportive partnership—ethical steadiness joined with relational harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

A foremost sage arrives at Gaṅgādvāra (Haridwar) and begins intense austerities there, accompanied by his wife who is described as favorable/supportive.