Shloka 4
Saptasārasvata-tīrtha-prasaṅgaḥ | The Saptasārasvata Pilgrimage Account and the Maṅkaṇaka Narrative
Devanagari script
तत्र देवा: सगन्धर्वा मासि मासि जनेश्वर
Transliteration
tatra devāḥ sagandharvā māsi māsi janeśvara
Translation
そこへはまた、人の主よ、神々がガンダルヴァたちとともに月ごとに訪れ、かの地が幾度も天上の来臨によって訪れられ、清められ、聖別される場所であることを示した。
Word by Word
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
Formindeclinable (locative adverb)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
सगन्धर्वाःtogether with the Gandharvas
सगन्धर्वाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस-गन्धर्व
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
मासिin (each) month
मासि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमास
Formmasculine, locative, singular
मासिin (each) month
मासि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमास
Formmasculine, locative, singular
जनेश्वरO lord of men
जनेश्वर:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootजन-ईश्वर
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
Devāḥ (gods)G
Gandharvāḥ (Gandharvas)J
Janeśvara (lord of men/king, addressee)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the sanctity of a place validated by repeated divine visitation, linking sacredness not only to location but also to cyclical, ritual time (month after month) and the recognition of higher order beyond human affairs.
Vaiśampāyana describes a particular location as one that the gods and Gandharvas regularly visit every month, addressing the listener as 'janeśvara' (a king), thereby underscoring the site’s exceptional, heaven-acknowledged significance.