Shloka 184
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
Devanagari script
आदित्यस्याश्रमो यत्र तेजोराशेमहात्मन: । तम्मिंस्तीर्थे नर: स्नात्वा पूजयित्वा विभावसुम्
Transliteration
ādityasyāśramo yatra tejorāśe mahātmanaḥ | tasmiṃs tīrthe naraḥ snātvā pūjayitvā vibhāvasum ||
Translation
“There lies the hermitage of Āditya, that great-souled one who is a very mass of radiance. Having bathed at that sacred ford, a man should worship Vibhāvasu (the radiant one),” (thus indicating a holy place where purification through bathing is joined with reverent devotion to the divine light.
Word by Word
आदित्यस्यof Aditya (the Sun)
आदित्यस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
आश्रमःhermitage
आश्रमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
तेजोराशेःof the mass/heap of radiance
तेजोराशेः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootतेजोराशि
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
महात्मनःof the great-souled (one)
महात्मनः:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तस्मिन्in that
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
तीर्थेat the sacred ford/pilgrimage place
तीर्थे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थ
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
नरःa man
नरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्नात्वाhaving bathed
स्नात्वा:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootस्ना
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite
पूजयित्वाhaving worshipped
पूजयित्वा:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootपूज्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite
विभावसुम्Vibhāvasu (the Sun/Fire; here: the Sun)
विभावसुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविभावसु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ā
Āditya (Sun deity)Ā
Āditya’s āśrama (hermitage)T
Tīrtha (sacred bathing place)V
Vibhāvasu (the radiant one; epithet)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes