Shloka 31

Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas

Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana

Devanagari script

संवर्तस्य तु विप्रषेर्वापीमासाद्य दुर्लभाम्‌

Transliteration

saṁvartasya tu vipraṣer vāpīm āsādya durlabhām

Translation

Pulastya said: “Having reached the rare and hard-to-attain well belonging to the sage Saṁvarta…”

Word by Word

• संवर्तस्य: of Saṃvarta
• संवर्तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवर्त
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• विप्रषेः: of the brahmin-sage
• विप्रषेः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रषि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वापीम्: a well/pond (stepwell)
• वापीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वापी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आसाद्य: having reached/approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• दुर्लभाम्: hard to obtain/rare
• दुर्लभाम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

पुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Saṁvarta
• vāpī (well)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the idea that certain sacred resources or spiritual attainments are “durlabha” (hard to obtain), implying that access comes through sustained effort, merit, and right conduct rather than chance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Pulastya continues a narration describing someone arriving at a rare well associated with the sage Saṁvarta, setting the scene for events connected with that sacred spot.