Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 58: King Triśaṅku Cursed
Text 1.58.23
धर्मे प्रयतमानस्य यज्ञं चाहर्तुमिच्छतः।
परितोषं न गच्छन्ति गुरवो मुनिपुङ्गव॥
dharme prayatamānasya yajñaṁ cāhartum icchataḥ
paritoṣaṁ na gacchanti guravo muni-puṅgava
dharme prayatamānasya = though I endeavored to carry out my dharma; yajñam ca āhartum icchataḥ = when I had wanted to carry out a sacrifice; paritoṣam na gacchanti = were not satisfied with me; guravaḥ = my gurus; muni-puṅgava = O best of sages.
O best of sages, my gurus were not satisfied with me when I had wanted to carry out a sacrifice, though I endeavored to carry out my dharma.