Shloka 43

Saptasārasvata-tīrtha-prasaṅgaḥ | The Saptasārasvata Pilgrimage Account and the Maṅkaṇaka Narrative

Devanagari script

निवत्ते नैमिषेये वै सत्रे द्वादशवार्षिके । आज ममुर्ऋयस्तत्र बहवस्तीर्थकारणात्‌

Transliteration

nivṛtte naimiṣeye vai satre dvādaśavārṣike | ājagmū ṛṣayas tatra bahavas tīrthakāraṇāt ||

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະກ່າວວ່າ: «ເມື່ອສັດຕຣະສິບສອງປີແຫ່ງນາຍມິສະສິ້ນສຸດລົງ ບັນດາລິສີຈຳນວນຫຼາຍກໍມາຮອດທີ່ນັ້ນ ເພາະຖືກດຶງດູດໂດຍຄວາມສັກສິດຂອງຕີຣຖະນັ້ນ.»

Word by Word

• निवृत्ते: when (it was) concluded/ended
• निवृत्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निवृत्त
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• नैमिषेये: at Naimiṣa (forest/sacrifice-place)
• नैमिषेये: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नैमिषेय
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• सत्रे: in the sacrificial session (sattra)
• सत्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• द्वादशवार्षिके: in the twelve-year (long) one
• द्वादशवार्षिके: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादशवार्षिक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• आजग्मुः: came/arrived
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• बहवः: many
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तीर्थकारणात्: because of/for the sake of the pilgrimage (holy places)
• तीर्थकारणात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थकारण
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Naimiṣa (Naimiṣāraṇya)
• ṛṣayaḥ (sages)
• dvādaśavārṣika-satra (twelve-year sacrificial session)
• tīrtha (holy place)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical-religious idea that sustained ritual discipline (a long satra) and the power of a tīrtha naturally attract sages; such gatherings become hubs for preserving and teaching dharma through shared remembrance and discourse.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the completion of a twelve-year sacrificial session at Naimiṣa, many sages arrive there because it is a revered pilgrimage site, setting the stage for continued sacred conversation and the unfolding of the account.