Shloka 1
Description of the Fruits of Pilgrimage
Puṣkara Tīrtha Māhātmya
वसिष्ठ उवाच । अनेन तव धर्मज्ञ प्रश्रयेण दमेन च । सत्येन च महाभाग तुष्टोस्मि तव सर्वशः
vasiṣṭha uvāca | anena tava dharmajña praśrayeṇa damena ca | satyena ca mahābhāga tuṣṭosmi tava sarvaśaḥ
വസിഷ്ഠൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ധർമ്മജ്ഞാ, നിന്റെ ഈ വിനയം, ദമം (ആത്മനിയന്ത്രണം), സത്യനിഷ്ഠ എന്നിവകൊണ്ട്, ഹേ മഹാഭാഗ, ഞാൻ നിന്നിൽ സർവ്വവിധം പ്രസന്നനാണ്।
Vasiṣṭha
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तुष्टोस्मि = तुष्टः अस्मि; वसिष्ठ उवाच (visarga sandhi in recitation).
FAQs
The speaker is the sage Vasiṣṭha. The verse reads like a guru or elder praising a listener (a dharma-knower) for exemplary conduct—humility, restraint, and truth.
Praśraya (humble reverence), dama (self-restraint), and satya (truthfulness) are presented as core virtues that win the approval of the wise.
The verse teaches that moral authority and spiritual progress are supported by everyday discipline: respectful humility, control of senses and impulses, and commitment to truth.