Shloka 91

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नात्वा नरो नूनं वाजपेयमवाप्नुयात्‌ । सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा गच्छेच्च परमां गतिम्‌,वहाँ स्नान करनेसे मनुष्य निश्चय ही वाजपेययज्ञका फल प्राप्त करता है और सब पापोंसे शुद्ध हो उत्तम गतिका भागी होता है

Transliteration

tatra snātvā naro nūnaṁ vājapeyam avāpnuyāt | sarvapāpa-viśuddhātmā gacchec ca paramāṁ gatim |

Translation

Having bathed there, a person surely attains the merit of the Vājapeya sacrifice; purified in spirit from all sins, he goes on to the highest state.

Word by Word

तत्रthere

स्नात्वाhaving bathed

नरःa man

नूनम्surely, indeed

वाजपेयम्the Vājapeya (sacrifice/its fruit)

अवाप्नुयात्would obtain

सर्वपापविशुद्धात्माone whose self is purified of all sins

गच्छेत्would go, would attain

चand

परमाम्supreme, highest

गतिम्state/goal/destination

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vājapeya (sacrifice/ritual)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that sincere purification—symbolized by bathing at a sacred spot—can confer great religious merit comparable to an eminent sacrifice (Vājapeya) and lead to an elevated spiritual destiny; inner cleansing and ethical renewal are emphasized over mere external status.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker is praising the power of a particular tīrtha (holy place): by bathing there, a person is said to gain the fruit of a major Vedic sacrifice and become purified of sins, thereby attaining the highest goal.