Shloka 531

Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti

Chapter 82

Devanagari script

तत्राभिगम्य चेशानं गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्‌ | महादेवप्रसादाच्च गाणपत्यं च विन्दति

Transliteration

tatrābhigamya ceśānaṁ gosahasraphalaṁ labhet | mahādevaprasādācca gāṇapatyaṁ ca vindati

Translation

Al ir allí y acercarse a Īśāna (Śiva), uno obtiene un mérito igual al fruto de donar mil vacas; y por la gracia de Mahādeva alcanza también la condición de estar entre los Gaṇas.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• अभिगम्य: having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

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

• ईशानम्: Īśāna (Śiva), the Lord
• ईशानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गोसहस्रफलम्: the fruit/reward of (giving) a thousand cows
• गोसहस्रफलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोसहस्रफल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• लभेत्: would obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Vidhi-linga (optative), Present-system, 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• महादेवप्रसादात्: by/from the grace of Mahādeva
• महादेवप्रसादात्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवप्रसाद
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

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

• गाणपत्यम्: the status of being one of the Gaṇas (attendant of Śiva)
• गाणपत्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाणपत्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: also/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• विन्दति: obtains/finds
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (विन्द्)
• Form: Laṭ (present indicative), Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Īśāna (Śiva)
• Mahādeva
• go-sahasra (a thousand cows, as a meritorious gift)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Approaching Śiva with reverence at a sacred place is presented as a powerful dharmic act: it yields great merit (likened to the famed gift of a thousand cows) and can lead to divine favor, symbolized by attaining closeness to Śiva as one of his Gaṇas.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker describes the spiritual benefit of visiting a particular holy spot and worshipping Īśāna/Mahādeva there, emphasizing the extraordinary merit and the special grace granted by Śiva.