Shloka 125

Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti

Chapter 82

Devanagari script

ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र संगमं लोकविश्रुतम्‌

Transliteration

tato gacchet rājendra saṅgamaṃ lokaviśrutam

Translation

それから、王の中の最勝者よ、世に名高いサンガマ（合流）へと進むがよい——水々が吉祥に交わるその地は、聖なる伝承に称えられている。

Word by Word

• ततः: then; from there
• ततः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पञ्चमी-अर्थे: 'from there/then')

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (गच्छ-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र (राजन् + इन्द्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन-एकवचनम्

• संगमम्: confluence; meeting-place
• संगमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगम
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-एकवचनम्

• लोकविश्रुतम्: renowned in the world
• लोकविश्रुतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोकविश्रुत (लोक + विश्रुत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (संगमम् इति विशेषणम्)

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• rājendra
• saṅgama

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse commends moving toward a universally revered sacred confluence, reflecting the dharmic idea that certain places—especially river confluences—are ethically and spiritually elevating, supporting purification, vows, and right conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker gives directional counsel to a king, instructing him to go next to a famous saṅgama (river confluence), as part of a larger itinerary or guidance connected with sacred travel and revered sites.