Mahabharata · 5.110.21-22
॥
Devanāgarī
किम् अहं पूर्वम् एवेह भवता नाभिचोदितः ॥
उपायो ऽत्र महान् अस्ति येनैतद् उपपद्यते ॥
तद् एष ऋषभो नाम पर्वतः सागरोरसि ॥
अत्र विश्रम्य भुक्त्वा च निवर्तिष्याव गालव ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kim ahaṃ pūrvam eveha bhavatā nābhicoditaḥ ||
upāyo 'tra mahān asti yenaitad upapadyate ||
tad eṣa ṛṣabho nāma parvataḥ sāgarorasi ||
atra viśramya bhuktvā ca nivartiṣyāva gālava ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
किम्kimwhat; why
अहंahaṃI; I myself
पूर्वम्pūrvambefore; earlier
एवेहevehaindeed here before; even earlier here
भवताbhavatāby you; on your part
नाभिचोदितःnābhicoditaḥnot urged; not asked insistently
उपायोupāyoa means; a way
ऽत्र'trahere; in this
महान्mahāngreat; mighty
अस्तिastithere is; exists
येनैतद्yenaitadby which this; whereby this
उपपद्यतेupapadyatebecomes possible; is accomplished
तद्tadso; thus
एषeṣathis; it
ऋषभोṛṣabhoRishabha; Mount Rishabha
नामnāmaby name; called
पर्वतःparvataḥmountain; mountainous region
सागरोरसिsāgarorasion the breast of the ocean; on the surface of the sea
अत्रatrahere; in this place
विश्रम्यviśramyahaving rested; having taken repose
भुक्त्वाbhuktvāhaving eaten; having taken food
चcaand; also
निवर्तिष्यावnivartiṣyāvawe two shall return; we shall come back
गालवgālavaO Galava; Galava
Translation
"Why did you not ask me about this before? There is a great means here by which this task can be accomplished. Here is the mountain named Rishabha, on the breast of the ocean. Having rested here and taken food, we shall return, O Galava."
Version
75be3fe34706 · published Jul 17, 2026, 5:30:30 AM UTC
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The resolution begins with Garuda's simple question: why did Galava not speak of his need earlier. What seemed a dead end turns out to be solvable once the disciple stops shutting himself within despair and accepts help. Mount Rishabha becomes a place of rest and turning: before continuing to fulfill the vow, one must regain clarity and choose the right path.