Shloka 169

Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga

Pulastya’s Instruction

Devanagari script

तत्र ब्रह्मा स्वयं नित्यं देवेः सह महीपते । अन्वास्ते पुरुषव्यात्र नारायणपुरोगमै:

Transliteration

tatra brahmā svayaṁ nityaṁ deveḥ saha mahīpate | anvāste puruṣavyāghra nārāyaṇapurogamāḥ ||

Translation

There Brahmā himself abides forever, together with the Goddess and the sovereign king. O tiger among men, they remain in reverent attendance, with Nārāyaṇa at their head—showing that the highest divine order is upheld through devoted service and rightful rule.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्
• Form: indeclinable

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य
• Form: indeclinable (adverbial accusative)

• देव्याः: of the goddess
• देव्याः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी
• Form: feminine, genitive, singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह
• Form: indeclinable (with/in company of)

• महीपते: in/with the king (lord of the earth)
• महीपते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• अन्वास्ते: attends upon / sits near / follows
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-आस्
• Form: present tense, parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

• पुरुषव्याघ्र: O tiger among men
• पुरुषव्याघ्र: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषव्याघ्र
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• नारायणपुरोगमाः: having Nārāyaṇa in front / led by Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणपुरोगमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारायणपुरोगम
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devī (the Goddess)
• Mahīpati (a king/lord of the earth)
• Nārāyaṇa