Shloka 48

Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas

Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana

Devanagari script

ओड्कारेण यथान्यायं सम्यगुच्चारितेन ह । येन यत्‌ पूर्वमभ्यस्तं तत्‌ सर्व समुपस्थितम्‌,नियमके अनुसार 5कारका ठीक-ठीक उच्चारण होनेपर, जिसने पूर्वकालमें जिस वेदका अध्ययन एवं अभ्यास किया था, उसे वह सब स्मरण हो आया

Transliteration

oḍkāreṇa yathānyāyaṃ samyag uccāritena ha | yena yat pūrvam abhyastaṃ tat sarvaṃ samupasthitam ||

Translation

Pulastya said: “When the sacred syllabic utterance is pronounced correctly, in the manner prescribed, then whatever portion of the Veda a person had formerly studied and practiced rises up again in full clarity—returning to memory exactly as learned.”

Word by Word

oṃkāreṇaby the syllable Oṃ / by uttering Oṃ

yathā-nyāyamaccording to rule; as is proper

samyakproperly; correctly

uccāritenaby (it being) correctly pronounced / by correct utterance

haindeed; surely (emphatic particle)

yenaby which; whereby

yatwhatever; that which

pūrvamformerly; earlier

abhyastamstudied; practiced; learned

tatthat

sarvamall; the whole

samupasthitamhas come to presence; has appeared (in mind); has become manifest

Speaker

पुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Pulastya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that disciplined, rule-governed pronunciation of sacred sounds supports clarity of mind and can restore what was previously learned—especially Vedic study—highlighting the ethical value of rigor (niyama) and faithful practice (abhyāsa).

What is happening in the narrative?

Pulastya is explaining a principle of Vedic discipline: when a prescribed syllabic utterance is correctly voiced, the practitioner’s earlier Vedic learning and rehearsed passages become fully present again, as if recalled in their entirety.