Shloka 178

Agastya Arghya Rite and the Gaurī & Sārasvata Vows

with Origin Narratives and Merit Statements

Devanagari script

आयुश्च विपुलं पुंसां तन्मे कथय सत्तम । पुलस्त्य उवाच । सम्यक्पृष्टं त्वया राजन्शृणु सारस्वतं व्रतम्

Transliteration

āyuśca vipulaṃ puṃsāṃ tanme kathaya sattama | pulastya uvāca | samyakpṛṣṭaṃ tvayā rājanśṛṇu sārasvataṃ vratam

Translation

“请告诉我，至善之人啊，众生以何法得长寿。”普罗罗斯提耶说道：“王啊，你问得好。且听萨拉斯瓦塔誓戒。”

Word by Word

• āyuḥ: lifespan
• āyuḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• vipulam: abundant, great
• vipulam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (āyuḥ-विशेषण)

• puṃsām: of men
• puṃsām: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṃs (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• me: to me
• me: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• kathaya: tell
• kathaya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sattama: O best of the good
• sattama: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat-tama (प्रातिपदिक; sat + tama)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधन

• pulastyaḥ: Pulastya
• pulastyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pulastya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• samyak: properly, well
• samyak: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• pṛṣṭam: asked
• pṛṣṭam: Karma (Predicative/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prach (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (प्रश्नं) इति लुप्त-विशेष्ये विशेषण

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sārasvatam: Sarasvatī-related
• sārasvatam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sārasvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (vratam-विशेषण)

• vratam: vow, observance
• vratam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Pulastya (responding to the King)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: river

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: āyuḥ+ca→āyuśca; tat+me→tanme (anusvāra by sandhi); rājan+śṛṇu→rājanśṛṇu; samyak+pṛṣṭam→samyakpṛṣṭam (orthographic).

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Sarasvatī

FAQs

What practice is introduced in this verse?

Pulastya introduces the Sārasvata vrata, a vow/observance associated with Sarasvatī, presented here as a response to a question about attaining long life.

Who is speaking, and to whom?

Pulastya is speaking, addressing a king (rājan) who has asked about the means to obtain abundant longevity for men.

What ethical or spiritual lesson is implied by the dialogue?

The verse highlights the value of asking righteous questions and receiving instruction through a disciplined religious observance (vrata), implying that longevity and well-being are connected with dharmic practice and attentive listening to wise counsel.