स कदाचित्सरस्वत्या उपस्पृश्य जलं शुचि: । विविक्त एक आसीन उदिते रविमण्डले ॥ १५ ॥
sa kadacit sarasvatya upasprsya jalam sucih vivikta eka asina udite ravi-mandale
- sah
- he
- kadacit
- once
- sarasvatyah
- on the bank of the Sarasvati
- upasprsya
- after finishing morning ablutions
- jalam
- water
- sucih
- being purified
- vivikte
- concentration
- ekah
- alone
- asinah
- being thus seated
- udite
- on the rise
- ravi-mandale
- of the sun disc.
Once upon a time he (Vyasadeva), as the sun rose, took his morning ablution in the waters of the Sarasvati and sat alone to concentrate.