Shloka 67

Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas

Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana

Devanagari script

ततो मुज्जवटं गच्छेत्‌ स्थानं देवस्थ धीमत:

Transliteration

tato mujjavaṭaṁ gacchet sthānaṁ devastha dhīmataḥ

Translation

Then one should proceed to Mujjavaṭa, the sacred abode of the gods, a place associated with a wise (holy) presence—thus directing the pilgrim onward to a divinely charged site in the prescribed journey.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• मुज्जवटम्: to Mujjavaṭa (a place-name)
• मुज्जवटम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुज्जवट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (optative), Parasmaipada, Third person, Singular

• स्थानम्: place; location
• स्थानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• देवस्थः: abiding among the gods; god-abode-dwelling
• देवस्थः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धीमतः: of the wise/intelligent one
• धीमतः: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

पुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Mujjavaṭa
• devas (gods)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse functions as a prescriptive step in a dharmic itinerary: one should move from one sacred site to the next, honoring places regarded as divine abodes and thereby cultivating reverence, discipline, and religious merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Pulastya continues giving directions within a sequence of tīrtha descriptions, instructing the listener to go next to a place called Mujjavaṭa, characterized as a devastha—an abode associated with the gods and a wise/holy presence.