Shloka 14

Tīrtha-yātrā: Prayāga-saṅgama and Gayaśiras—Rājarṣi Gaya’s Mahāyajña

Devanagari script

यान्युवाच च देवर्षिलोमश: सुमहातपा: । विधिवत्‌ तानि सर्वाणि पर्यटस्व नराधिप

Transliteration

yāny uvāca ca devarṣir lomaśaḥ sumahātapāḥ | vidhivat tāni sarvāṇi paryaṭasva narādhipa ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O king, duly undertake the pilgrimage and visit all those sacred places exactly as the divine seer Lomasa—of great austerity—has described.”

Word by Word

• यानि: which (things)
• यानि: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• देवर्षिः: the divine sage
• देवर्षिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लोमशः: Lomasha
• लोमशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुमहातपाः: of very great austerity
• सुमहातपाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहातपस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विधिवत्: according to rule; duly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत्

• तानि: those (things/places)
• तानि: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• पर्यटस्व: wander/visit (go around)
• पर्यटस्व: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + अट्
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular, Atmanepada

• नराधिप: O king (lord of men)
• नराधिप: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नराधिप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Lomasa
• narādhipa (the king addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes disciplined, rule-guided pilgrimage (vidhivat tirtha-yatra) as a dharmic practice, undertaken with respect for authoritative guidance from a realized sage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana urges the king being addressed to follow Lomasa’s directions and visit all the sacred places he has described, framing the journey as a properly conducted pilgrimage.