[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) › 13.96.46 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.96.46 Mahābhārata 13.96.46 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [13.96.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.96.46) agastya uvāca | āśīrvādastvayā proktaḥ śapatho balasūdana | dīyatāṃ puṣkaraṃ mahyameṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ || 46 || > "Agastya said, 'Thou hast, O slayer of Vala, uttered a benediction instead of a curse! (It is evident), thou hast taken my stalks!" Give them to me, for that is the eternal duty!'" > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 13.96.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.96.45) - [Next: 13.96.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.96.47) - [Up: 13.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.96) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.13.94.30) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (5) - [Jñānadīpikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!devabodha) — Devabodha, Sanskrit - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara, Sanskrit - [Lakṣaślokālaṅkāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja) — Vādirāja, Sanskrit - [Mahābhārataṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha-mahabharatatika) — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita, Sanskrit - [Lakṣābharaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja-laksabharana) — Vādirāja Sūri, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.13.94.46) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.96.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.96.46) · Pramāṇa