Shloka 13

Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas

Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana

Devanagari script

ततो बदरिकातीर्थ स्नात्वा भरतसत्तम

Transliteration

tato badarikātīrthaṃ snātvā bharatasattama

Translation

Then, O best of the Bharatas, having bathed at the sacred ford of Badarikā, (one proceeds onward). The passage frames pilgrimage as a disciplined act of purification and reverence, where bodily cleansing at a tīrtha supports inner restraint and ethical renewal.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')

• बदरिकातीर्थम्: the Badarikā sacred ford (tīrtha)
• बदरिकातीर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदरिकातीर्थ
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (स्नान)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), indeclinable; 'having bathed'

• भरतसत्तम: O best of the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतसत्तम
• Form: Masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

पुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Badarikā-tīrtha
• Bharatasattama