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Shloka 139

Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga

Pulastya’s Instruction

विश्वामित्रस्य तत्रैव तीर्थ भरतसत्तम । तत्र स्नात्वा नरश्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मण्यमधिगच्छति,भरतसत्तम! वहीं विश्वामित्रतीर्थ है। नरश्रेष्ठ। वहाँ स्नान करनेसे ब्राह्मणत्वकी प्राप्ति होती है

viśvāmitrasya tatraiva tīrthaṃ bharatasattama | tatra snātvā naraśreṣṭha brāhmaṇyam adhigacchati ||

¡Oh el mejor de los Bhāratas! Justo allí se halla el vado sagrado de Viśvāmitra. ¡Oh el más eminente de los hombres! Quien se baña en ese lugar alcanza el estado y el mérito de la verdadera condición brahmánica—pureza, dominio de sí y aptitud espiritual—por el poder santificador de ese tīrtha.

विश्वामित्रस्यof Viśvāmitra
विश्वामित्रस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootविश्वामित्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
तीर्थम्a sacred ford/pilgrimage place
तीर्थम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थ
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
भरतसत्तमO best of the Bharatas
भरतसत्तम:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootभरत-सत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
स्नात्वाhaving bathed
स्नात्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootस्ना
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
नरश्रेष्ठO best of men
नरश्रेष्ठ:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootनर-श्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ब्राह्मण्यम्brahminhood/Brahmin status
ब्राह्मण्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अधिगच्छतिattains/obtains
अधिगच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootअधि-गम्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

घुलस्त्य उवाच

V
Viśvāmitra
V
Viśvāmitra-tīrtha

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that sacred places (tīrthas) are meant to transform character: bathing at Viśvāmitra’s tīrtha symbolizes purification and the cultivation of brāhmaṇya—inner discipline, truthfulness, and spiritual fitness—rather than mere social status.

The speaker points out Viśvāmitra’s pilgrimage spot to the listener (addressed as ‘best of the Bharatas’ and ‘best of men’) and states the spiritual benefit (phala) of bathing there: attainment of brāhmaṇya.