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

By going there and approaching Īśāna (Śiva), one gains merit equal to the fruit of gifting a thousand cows; and by the grace of Mahādeva one also attains the status of being among Śiva’s attendants (the Gaṇas). The verse underscores pilgrimage and reverent approach to the Lord as a dharmic means to accrue spiritual merit and divine favor.

Word by Word

तत्रthere

अभिगम्यhaving approached

चand

ईशानम्Īśāna (Śiva), the Lord

गोसहस्रफलम्the fruit/reward of (giving) a thousand cows

लभेत्would obtain

महादेवप्रसादात्by/from the grace of Mahādeva

चand

गाणपत्यम्the status of being one of the Gaṇas (attendant of Śiva)

चalso/and

विन्दतिobtains/finds

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Īśāna (Śiva)

Mahādeva

go-sahasra (a thousand cows, as a meritorious gift)

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?

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.