Shloka 15

अध्याय ९० — लोमशोपदेशः तथा तीर्थयात्रानिश्चयः

Lomaśa’s Counsel and the Resolve for Pilgrimage

Devanagari script

समेत्य बहुशो देवा: सेन्द्रा: सवरुणा: पुरा । विशाखयूपे5तप्यन्त तेन पुण्यतमश्न सः,पूर्वकालमें इन्द्र, वरुण आदि बहुत-से देवताओंने मिलकर विशाखयूप नामक स्थानमें तप किया था, अतः वह अत्यन्त पुण्यप्रद स्थान है

Transliteration

sametya bahuśo devāḥ sendrāḥ savaruṇāḥ purā | viśākhayūpe 'tapyanta tena puṇyatamaś ca saḥ ||

Translation

Dhaumya said: “In ancient times many gods—together with Indra and Varuṇa—assembled repeatedly and performed austerities at the place called Viśākhayūpa. Therefore that spot is supremely sacred and highly merit-giving.”

Word by Word

समेत्यhaving assembled / having come together

बहुशःmany times / repeatedly / in great numbers

देवाःthe gods

स-इन्द्राःtogether with Indra

स-वरुणाःtogether with Varuṇa

पुराformerly / in ancient times

विशाख-यूपेat/in (the place called) Viśākhayūpa

अतप्यन्तthey performed austerity / they did penance

तेनtherefore / by that (reason)

पुण्यतमःmost holy / supremely meritorious

असौthat (place/person) there

Speaker

धौम्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

ध

धौम्य (Dhaumya)

द

देवाः (the gods)

इ

इन्द्र (Indra)

व

वरुण (Varuṇa)

व

विशाखयूप (Viśākhayūpa)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes