Shloka 190

Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga

Pulastya’s Instruction

Devanagari script

ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ तीर्थ संनिहतीमपि,धर्मज्ञ! तदनन्तर वहाँसे संनिहतीतीर्थकी यात्रा करे

Transliteration

tato gacchet dharmajña tīrtha-saṁnihatīm api | dharmajña tad-anantaraṁ vahāṁse saṁnihatī-tīrthasya yātrāṁ kuryāt ||

Translation

ಅನಂತರ, ಓ ಧರ್ಮಜ್ಞನೇ, ಅವನು ಸಂನಿಹತೀ ಎಂಬ ತೀರ್ಥಕ್ಕೂ ಹೋಗಬೇಕು. ಬಳಿಕ ಅಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಮುಂದುವರಿದು, ಧರ್ಮಬುದ್ಧಿಯ ಯಾತ್ರಿಕನು ಸಂನಿಹತೀ-ತೀರ್ಥಯಾತ್ರೆಯನ್ನು ಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ಆಚರಿಸಬೇಕು.

Word by Word

ततःthen; from there

गच्छेत्should go

धर्मज्ञO knower of dharma

तीर्थम्to the sacred ford/pilgrimage place

संनिहतीम्Sannihatī (name of a tīrtha)

अपिalso; even

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Saṁnihatī Tīrtha

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 emphasizes dharma-guided conduct through pilgrimage: a ‘dharmajña’ should follow the ordered sequence of tīrthas, suggesting disciplined spiritual practice and reverence for sacred places as part of righteous living.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker is directing the listener along a pilgrimage itinerary, instructing that after the previous stop one should go next to the Saṁnihatī Tīrtha, continuing the prescribed tīrtha-yātrā route.