Shloka 121
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
भो भो महर्षे धर्मज्ञ किमर्थ नृत्यते भवान् | हर्षस्थानं किमर्थ वा तवाद्य मुनिपुज़व
bho bho maharṣe dharmajña kimarthaṁ nṛtyate bhavān | harṣasthānaṁ kimarthaṁ vā tavādya munipuṅgava ||
ಓ ಓ ಮಹರ್ಷೇ, ಧರ್ಮಜ್ಞನೇ! ನೀವು ಯಾವ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕೆ ನೃತ್ಯಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೀರಿ? ಓ ಮುನಿಪುಂಗವ, ಇಂದು ನಿಮ್ಮ ಹರ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣವೇನು?
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic discernment about emotion and conduct: even a sage’s outward joy should have a meaningful cause, inviting reflection on what truly merits celebration and how inner states manifest in action.
A speaker named Ghūlastya addresses a revered sage, surprised to see him dancing, and asks what joyful event has occurred that would prompt such an unusual display from an ascetic.