Shloka 90

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

Pulastya’s Instruction

Devanagari script

अग्निष्टोमातिरात्रा भ्यां फलं विन्दति भारत | राजसूयमवाप्रोति ऋषिलोक॑ च विन्दति

Transliteration

agniṣṭomātirātrābhyāṁ phalaṁ vindati bhārata | rājasūyam avāpnoti ṛṣilokaṁ ca vindati

Translation

ഹേ ഭാരതാ! അഗ്നിഷ്ടോമവും അതിരാത്രവും എന്ന യാഗങ്ങൾ ആചരിച്ചാൽ അവയുടെ ഫലം ലഭിക്കുന്നു; രാജസൂയയാഗഫലവും പ്രാപിച്ച് ഋഷിലോകത്തെയും നേടുന്നു.

Word by Word

अग्निष्टोमात्from the Agniṣṭoma (sacrifice)

अतिरात्राभ्याम्by/with the two Atirātra (rites)

फलम्fruit, result

विन्दतिfinds, obtains

भारतO Bhārata

राजसूयम्the Rājasūya (royal consecration sacrifice)

अवाप्नोतिattains, obtains

ऋषिलोकम्the world of sages

चand

विन्दतिfinds, obtains

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhārata

Agniṣṭoma

Atirātra

Rājasūya

Ṛ

Ṛṣiloka

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That properly performed Vedic sacrifices yield definite spiritual fruits: the performer gains the rewards of Agniṣṭoma and Atirātra, is credited with the high merit associated with the Rājasūya, and attains the Ṛṣis’ realm—highlighting the link between dharmic ritual discipline and elevated destiny.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker addresses a Bharata prince and explains the spiritual outcomes of specific Vedic rites, presenting a doctrinal assurance about the efficacy of yajña and the exalted status of the Rājasūya and Ṛṣiloka within the epic’s moral-religious framework.