Shloka 61
Devanagari script
कोटितीर्थ नरः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
Transliteration
koṭitīrtha naraḥ snātvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet
Translation
കോടിതീർത്ഥത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്യുന്ന മനുഷ്യൻ ആയിരം പശുദാനത്തിന്റെ ഫലം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.
Word by Word
कोटितीर्थेat (the place called) Koṭitīrtha
कोटितीर्थे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकोटितीर्थ
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
नरःa man
नरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्नात्वाhaving bathed
स्नात्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootस्ना
FormAbsolutive (त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage)
गोसहस्रफलम्the merit/reward equal to (the fruit of) a thousand cows
गोसहस्रफलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगोसहस्रफल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
लभेत्would obtain / may obtain
लभेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
FormPotential/Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
पुलस्त्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
P
PulastyaK
KoṭitīrthaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sincere observance of a sacred bath at a recognized tīrtha can yield great spiritual merit, here equated with the highly valued charitable act of donating a thousand cows—highlighting both the sanctity of tīrthas and the ethical ideal of generosity.
Pulastya is describing the merits (phala-śruti) of specific pilgrimage sites in the Vana Parva’s tīrtha-yātrā context, stating that bathing at Koṭitīrtha grants the fruit of a thousand-cow gift.