Shloka 7

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

Pulastya’s Instruction

Devanagari script

मनसाप्यभिकामस्य कुरुक्षेत्र युधिष्ठिर । पापानि विप्रणश्यन्ति ब्रह्मलोक॑ च गच्छति,युधिष्ठिर! जो मनसे भी कुरुक्षेत्रमें जानेकी इच्छा करता है, उसके सब पाप नष्ट हो जाते हैं और वह ब्रह्मलोकको जाता है

Transliteration

manasāpy abhikāmasya kurukṣetre yudhiṣṭhira | pāpāni vipraṇaśyanti brahmalokaṃ ca gacchati ||

Translation

Dijo Ghūlastya (Nārada): «Oh Yudhiṣṭhira, aun aquel que sólo en su mente concibe el deseo de ir a Kurukṣetra, ve destruidos sus pecados y alcanza el mundo de Brahmā (Brahma-loka)».

Word by Word

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अपि: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अभिकामस्य: of one who desires (to go)
• अभिकामस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिकाम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• कुरुक्षेत्रम्: Kurukṣetra
• कुरुक्षेत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुक्षेत्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पापानि: sins
• पापानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• विप्रणश्यन्ति: perish completely
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नश्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• गच्छति: goes
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ghūlastya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kurukṣetra
• Brahmaloka
• Brahmā