Shloka 123
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
Devanagari script
त॑ प्रहस्याब्रवीद् देव ऋषिं रागेण मोहितम्,महर्षि रागसे मोहित हो रहे थे। महादेवजीने उनकी बात सुनकर हँसते हुए कहीं --
Transliteration
taṁ prahasyābravīd deva ṛṣiṁ rāgeṇa mohitam
Translation
そのとき神なる主は微笑み、欲（ラ―ガ）に惑わされた仙人に語りかけた。マハーデーヴァはその言葉を聞くと、ふっと笑って応えた。
Word by Word
सhe (that one)
स:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रहस्यhaving laughed
प्रहस्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-हस्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for absolutive)
अब्रवीत्said/spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
देवःthe god (Mahādeva)
देवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ऋषिम्to the sage / the sage (as object)
ऋषिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
रागेणby passion/attachment
रागेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootराग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
मोहितम्deluded/infatuated
मोहितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमोहित
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
Mahādeva (Śiva)Ṛ
Ṛṣi (sage)Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that rāga (passionate attachment) produces moha (delusion), which can distort judgment even in a sage; the divine response—smiling—signals gentle correction and the ethical need for inner restraint and clarity.
A sage, overcome by desire, speaks or acts in a deluded state; Mahādeva (Śiva), hearing him, smiles/laughs and then addresses him, setting up a corrective or instructive reply.