Shloka 7

Avanti–Narmadā–Puṣkara Tīrtha-Kathana (धौम्यकथितं तीर्थवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

यत्र सा गोमती पुण्या रम्या देवर्षिसेविता । यज्ञभूमिश्च देवानां शामित्रं च विवस्वत:,“जहाँ देवर्षिसेवित परम रमणीय पुण्यमयी गोमती नदी है। देवताओंकी यज्ञभूमि और सूर्यका यज्ञपात्र विद्यमान है

Transliteration

yatra sā gomātī puṇyā ramyā devarṣi-sevitā | yajñabhūmiś ca devānāṃ śāmitraṃ ca vivasvataḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “There lies the sacred Gomati—beautiful and holy, frequented by divine seers. There too is the gods’ consecrated ground for sacrifice, and the sacrificial vessel associated with Vivasvat (the Sun).”

Word by Word

यत्रwhere

साthat (she/that one)

गोमतीGomatī (river)

पुण्याholy, meritorious

रम्याlovely, delightful

देवर्षि-सेविताserved/visited by divine seers

यज्ञभूमिःsacrificial ground

चand

देवानाम्of the gods

शामित्रम्Śāmitra (a sacrificial implement/knife used in rites)

चand

विवस्वतःof Vivasvat (the Sun)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Gomatī river

Devarṣis (divine seers)

Devas (gods)

Yajñabhūmi (sacrificial ground)

Śāmitra (sacrificial vessel/implement)

Vivasvat (Sun-god)

Sandhi Notes