Shloka 143

Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha

Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context

Devanagari script

अन्तरिक्षचर: श्रीमान्‌ कलशं गृहा[ देवल: । यही सोचते हुए श्रीमान्‌ देवलमुनि कलश हाथमें लेकर आकाशमार्गसे समुद्रतटकी ओर चल दिये

Transliteration

antarikṣacaraḥ śrīmān kalaśaṃ gṛhā devalaḥ | iti cintayan śrīmān devalamuniḥ kalaśaṃ hastena gṛhītvā ākāśamārgeṇa samudrataṭaṃ prati jagāma |

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：光辉卓著的仙人提婆罗，行于虚空之间，取起一只水罐（kalaśa）。如此思量之后，德高可敬的提婆罗牟尼手执水罐，循空中之路，向海滨而去。

Word by Word

• अन्तरिक्षचरः: moving in the sky
• अन्तरिक्षचरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तरिक्षचर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रीमान्: illustrious, venerable
• श्रीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कलशम्: a pot, pitcher
• कलशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गृहात्: from the house
• गृहात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• देवलः: Devala (proper name)
• देवलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Devala (sage)
• kalaśa (water-pot)
• ākāśamārga (sky-path)
• samudrataṭa (seashore/ocean shore)
• samudra (ocean)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights deliberate, disciplined action: a sage reflects (“iti cintayan”) and then proceeds with purpose, suggesting that right conduct is guided by mindful intention rather than haste.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that the sage Devala takes a water-pot and, traveling through the sky, goes toward the seashore—indicating a purposeful journey undertaken with ascetic preparedness.