Shloka 200

Devanagari script

अभिवाद्य ततो यक्षं द्वारपालं मचक्रुकम्‌ कोटितीर्थमुपस्पृश्य लभेद्‌ बहुसुवर्णकम्‌,तदनन्तर मचक्कुक नामक द्वारपाल यक्षको प्रणाम करके कोटितीर्थमें स्नान करनेसे मनुष्यको प्रचुर सुवर्ण-राशिकी प्राप्ति होती है

Transliteration

abhivādya tato yakṣaṃ dvārapālaṃ macakrukam | koṭitīrtham upaspṛśya labhed bahusuvarṇakam ||

Translation

Having first paid respectful homage to the Yakṣa gatekeeper named Macakruka, one should bathe at Koṭitīrtha; by doing so, a person is said to obtain abundant gold.

Word by Word

अभिवाद्यhaving saluted

ततःthen, thereafter

यक्षम्the Yaksha

द्वारपालम्the door-guardian

मचक्रुकम्Machkruka (proper name)

कोटितीर्थम्Koti-tirtha (a sacred ford/place)

उपस्पृश्यhaving bathed/touched water (performed ablution)

लभेत्would obtain

बहुसुवर्णकम्much gold (a great quantity of gold)

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yakṣa

Macakruka (dvārapāla)

Koṭitīrtha

Suvarṇa (gold)

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 links material prosperity to dharmic conduct: showing reverence to sacred guardians and performing tīrtha-bathing with proper respect is presented as a meritorious act that yields auspicious results.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker describes a specific tīrtha practice: first salute the Yakṣa gatekeeper Macakruka, then bathe at Koṭitīrtha; the stated outcome is the attainment of abundant gold, highlighting the tīrtha’s celebrated fruit.