Shloka 99

Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas

Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana

Devanagari script

इदं धन्यमिदं मेध्यमिदं स्वर्ग्यमनुत्तमम्‌ । इदं पुण्यमिदं रम्यं पावन धर्म्यमुत्तमम्‌,यह गंगा-माहात्म्य धन्य, पवित्र, स्वर्गप्रद और परम उत्तम है। यह पुण्यदायक, रमणीय, पावन, उत्तम, धर्मसंगत और श्रेष्ठ है

Transliteration

idaṃ dhanyam idaṃ medhyam idaṃ svargyam anuttamam | idaṃ puṇyam idaṃ ramyaṃ pāvanaṃ dharmyam uttamam ||

Translation

Pulastya said: “This account is auspicious; it is purifying and supremely heaven-bestowing. It is meritorious and delightful—cleansing, in full accord with dharma, and of the highest excellence.”

Word by Word

इदम्this

धन्यम्blessed, auspicious

इदम्this

मेध्यम्pure, fit for sacrifice

इदम्this

स्वर्ग्यम्heavenly, leading to heaven

अनुत्तमम्unsurpassed, supreme

इदम्this

पुण्यम्meritorious, holy

इदम्this

रम्यम्delightful, charming

पावनम्purifying

धर्म्यम्righteous, in accordance with dharma

उत्तमम्best, excellent

Speaker

पुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Pulastya

Gaṅgā (implied: Gaṅgā-māhātmya)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes