Shloka 316

Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti

Chapter 82

Devanagari script

प्राप्रुयात्‌ स नरो लोकान्‌ ब्रह्मण: सदने$क्षयान्‌ | विशेषतः कार्तिकमासकी पूर्णिमाको जो पुष्करतीर्थमें स्नानके लिये जाता है, वह मनुष्य ब्रह्मधाममें अक्षय लोकोंको प्राप्त होता है

Transliteration

prāpnuyāt sa naro lokān brahmaṇaḥ sadane'kṣayān | viśeṣataḥ kārtikamāsakī pūrṇimāyāṁ yaḥ puṣkaratīrthe snānāya gacchati sa naro brahmadhāmni'kṣayān lokān prāpnoti ||

Translation

Such a person attains the imperishable worlds in Brahmā’s abode. In particular, one who goes to bathe at the sacred ford of Puṣkara on the full-moon day of the month of Kārtika reaches Brahmā’s realm and gains unfailing, enduring heavenly worlds.

Word by Word

• प्राप्नुयात्: would attain / should obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+आप् (धातु: आप्/आप्नोति)
• Form: Vidhi-linga, Present-system (vidhi), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सः: he / that (man)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नरः: man
• नरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लोकान्: worlds / realms
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahman / of Brahmā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• सदने: in the abode
• सदने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अक्षयान्: imperishable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Brahmaloka (Brahmā’s abode)
• Puṣkara-tīrtha
• Kārtika month
• Pūrṇimā (full moon)