Shloka 42

कुमाराभिषेकप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Kumāra (Skanda) Investiture at Sarasvatī

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शल्यपर्वके अन्तर्गत गदापव॑नें बलदेवजीकी तीर्थयात्राके प्रसंगमें सारस्वतोपाख्यानविषयक बयालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

śakra! maharṣibhir asyā aruṇāyāḥ jalaṃ parama-pavitraṃ kṛtam. asmin tīrthe pūrvam eva gupta-rūpeṇa tasyā āgamanam abhavat; tataḥ sarasvatī samīpam āgatya aruṇā-devīṃ svajalena āplāvitavatī. sarasvatyā aruṇāyāś ca puṇyo 'yaṃ saṅgamo mahān | iha tvaṃ yaja devendra dada dānāny anekaśaḥ ||

Translation

婆悉吒说：“哦释迦罗，诸仙已使这阿鲁那之水至为清净。于此圣渡，她的到来早已暗中先行；继而萨拉斯瓦蒂走近，以自身之水漫灌阿鲁那女神。此乃萨拉斯瓦蒂与阿鲁那伟大而神圣的汇合之处。天神之主啊，就在这里行祭礼敬，并广施诸多布施。”

Word by Word

• सरस्वत्या: by Sarasvatī
• सरस्वत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• अरुणायाः: of Aruṇā
• अरुणायाः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुणा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• पुण्यः: holy, meritorious
• पुण्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संगमः: confluence, meeting-place
• संगमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यज: perform sacrifice; worship
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• देवेन्द्र: O lord of the gods (Indra)
• देवेन्द्र: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दद: give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दानानि: gifts, donations
• दानानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अनेकशः: in many ways; repeatedly; abundantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशः

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Śakra (Indra/Devendra)
• Maharṣis (great sages)
• Aruṇā (river/goddess Aruṇā-devī)
• Sarasvatī (river/goddess)
• Tīrtha (sacred ford)
• Saṅgama (confluence)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sacred places become especially purifying through the presence and austerity of sages; one should respond to such sanctity with worship (yajña) and generosity (dāna), turning reverence into ethical action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasiṣṭha addresses Indra, explaining that the Aruṇā’s waters have been made supremely holy by sages and that Sarasvatī has joined and inundated Aruṇā, creating a powerful confluence-tīrtha; he urges Indra to worship there and give abundant gifts.