शोके बुद्धिं ततश् चक्रे न चैकत्र व्यतिष्ठत ॥
सो ऽगच्छत् पर्वतांश् चैव सरितश् च सरांसि च ॥
ततः स पुनर् एवर्षिर् नदीं हैमवतीं तदा ॥
चण्डग्राहवतीं दृष्ट्वा तस्याः स्रोतस्य् अवापतत् ॥
सा तम् अग्निसमं विप्रम् अनुचिन्त्य सरिद्वरा ॥
शतधा विद्रुता यस्माच् छतद्रुर् इति विश्रुता ॥
śoke buddhiṃ tataś cakre na caikatra vyatiṣṭhata ||
so 'gacchat parvatāṃś caiva saritaś ca sarāṃsi ca ||
tataḥ sa punar evarṣir nadīṃ haimavatīṃ tadā ||
caṇḍagrāhavatīṃ dṛṣṭvā tasyāḥ srotasy avāpatat ||
sā tam agnisamaṃ vipram anucintya saridvarā ||
śatadhā vidrutā yasmāc chatadrur iti viśrutā ||
"In his grief he could not fix his mind and did not remain in one place, wandering over mountains, rivers, and lakes. Then that rishi, seeing a Himalayan river full of fierce crocodiles, plunged into its current; but that best of rivers, taking that brahmin to be like fire, scattered into a hundred streams, whence it is renowned as 'Shatadru.'"
5b2338f7b9ed · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:29:43 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here too a second river will not accept the saint's death. It is telling that the river "took the brahmin to be like fire" and parted before him: even the waters fear to harm one blazing with austerity, as fire cannot be held within water. Thus it is shown that the ascetic's power is visible even to the elements: they dare not destroy him. Telling again is the naming -- "Shatadru": even this failed attempt leaves a name behind. So the scripture shows that the saint is not permitted to perish before his time, however much he may seek death; and nature itself withdraws, refusing to accept his end.