The Sadguru said:
Thus praised by the pot-born sage (Agastya), she came forth and ran ahead like a maiden, sporting on the mountain slopes.
śrīsadgururuvāca
evaṃ stutā''yātā muninā kumbhayoninā |
kumārīva dadhāvāgre viharantyadrisānuṣu
एवम् · evaṃ — thus
स्तुता · stutā — praised
आयाता · āyātā — she came forth
मुनिना · muninā — by the sage
कुम्भयोनिना · kumbhayoninā — by the pot-born one (Agastya)
कुमारी · kumārī — maiden
इव · iva — like
दधाव · dadhāva — she ran/flowed
अग्रे · agre — ahead
विहरन्ती · viharantī — sporting
अद्रिसानुषु · adrisānuṣu — on the mountain slopes
कुम्भयोनिना मुनिना एवं स्तुता सा आयाता। कुमारी इव सा अद्रिसानुषु विहरन्ती अग्रे दधाव।
thus · praised · she came forth · by the sage · by the pot-born one (Agastya) · maiden · like · she ran/flowed · ahead · sporting · on the mountain slopes
This verse marks the beginning of the Kaveri's journey, establishing her personified form as a maiden emerging from the mountain, directly responding to the invocation of the sage Agastya.
