Shloka 46

Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas

Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana

Devanagari script

तुड्गकारण्यमासाद्य ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रिय: । वेदानध्यापयत्‌ तत्र ऋषि: सारस्वत: पुरा,तुंगकारण्यमें जाकर ब्रह्मचर्यका पालन करते हुए इन्द्रियोंकों अपने वशमें रखे। प्राचीनकालमें वहाँ सारस्वत ऋषिने अन्य ऋषियोंको वेदोंका अध्ययन कराया था

Transliteration

Tuṅgakāraṇyam āsādya brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ | Vedān adhyāpayat tatra ṛṣiḥ sārasvataḥ purā ||

Translation

Having reached the Tuṅga forest, he lived as a celibate student, with his senses conquered and under control. In ancient times, the sage Sārasvata there taught the Vedas to other seers.

Word by Word

तुंगकारण्यम्the Tunga forest (Tungakāraṇya)

आसाद्यhaving reached

ब्रह्मचारीa celibate student; brahmacārin

जितेन्द्रियःone who has conquered the senses

वेदान्the Vedas

अध्यापयत्taught; caused (others) to study

तत्रthere

ऋषिःsage

सारस्वतःSārasvata (descendant of Sarasvatī / named Sārasvata)

पुराformerly; in ancient times

Speaker

पुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Pulastya

Tuṅgakāraṇya

Sārasvata Ṛṣi

Vedas

other ṛṣis

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 highlights brahmacarya and mastery over the senses as the ethical foundation for preserving and transmitting sacred knowledge; disciplined living enables reliable teaching and continuity of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Pulastya describes a sacred forest setting (Tuṅgakāraṇya) where, in ancient times, the sage Sārasvata lived with strict self-control and taught the Vedas to other sages, establishing the place as a center of learning.