Shloka 6

Tīrtha-yātrā: Prayāga-saṅgama and Gayaśiras—Rājarṣi Gaya’s Mahāyajña

Devanagari script

भवत्प्रसादाद्धि वयं प्राप्रुयाम सुखं फलम्‌ | तीर्थानां पृथिवीपाल वनानां च विशाम्पते,'भूपाल! प्रजानाथ! आपके प्रसादसे हमलोग भी उन तीर्थों और वनोंकी यात्राका फल अनायास ही पा लेंगे

Transliteration

bhavatprasādād dhi vayaṁ prāpnuyāma sukhaṁ phalam | tīrthānāṁ pṛthivīpāla vanānāṁ ca viśāmpate ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「大地の守護者にして民の主よ、あなたのご厚恩によって、われらもまた、聖なる渡し場（ティールタ）と森の聖地を巡礼することで得られる安楽の果報を、たやすく授かるであろう。」

Word by Word

भवत्of you (your)

प्रसादात्from (your) favor/grace

हिindeed/for

वयम्we

प्राप्नुयामmay obtain/should obtain

सुखम्ease; readily

फलम्fruit/result

तीर्थानाम्of the sacred places (tirthas)

पृथिवीपालO protector of the earth (king)

वनानाम्of the forests

चand

विशाम्of the people/subjects

पतेO lord

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

pṛthivīpāla (a king, addressed)

viśāmpati (lord of the people, addressed)

tīrtha (sacred places of pilgrimage)

vana (forests/forest holy places)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that righteous patronage and benevolent support from a king can enable others to gain the spiritual merit of sacred acts (like pilgrimage). It underscores the ethical ideal of kingship: a ruler’s favor should facilitate dharma and the welfare of dependents.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana, narrating the story, voices a respectful address to a king, stating that by the king’s gracious assistance they will obtain—without hardship—the auspicious fruit associated with visiting tīrthas and holy forests.