Shloka 5

Devanagari script

भवता चानुगुप्तोडसौ चरेत्‌ तीर्थानि सर्वश: । रक्षोभ्यो रक्षितव्यश्न दुर्गेषु विषमेषु च

Transliteration

bhavatā cānugupto 'sau caret tīrthāni sarvaśaḥ | rakṣobhyo rakṣitavyaś ca durgeṣu viṣameṣu ca ||

Translation

“Dan bila ia berada dalam lindunganmu, biarlah ia mengembara ke semua tirtha. Ia harus dijaga dari para rākṣasa, terutama di daerah yang sukar dan berbahaya.”

Word by Word

भवताby you

चand

अनुगुप्तःprotected/guarded

असौthat (person)

चरेत्should travel/visit

तीर्थानिholy places/fords

सर्वशःin every way / everywhere

रक्षोभ्यःfrom the rakshasas/demons

रक्षितव्यःto be protected / must be guarded

दुर्गेषुin difficult places/strongholds

विषमेषुin uneven/dangerous (places)

चand

Speaker

लोमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Lomaśa

tīrthas (pilgrimage sites)

rākṣasas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā) is a dharmic practice, but it should be undertaken with prudent protection and vigilance; spiritual aims do not cancel the ethical duty to safeguard life in dangerous terrain.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomaśa is advising that the person undertaking the tīrtha-journey should travel widely among sacred places, but only while being properly escorted and protected, since rākṣasas and other threats are especially likely in remote, rugged, and perilous regions.