Shloka 107
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
वसिष्ठ उवाच । त्वं च धर्मेण धर्मज्ञ नित्यमेवाभितोषिताः । दिलीपकीर्तिं महतीं प्राप्स्यसे भुवि शाश्वतीम्
vasiṣṭha uvāca | tvaṃ ca dharmeṇa dharmajña nityamevābhitoṣitāḥ | dilīpakīrtiṃ mahatīṃ prāpsyase bhuvi śāśvatīm
വസിഷ്ഠൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ധർമ്മജ്ഞാ! നീയും ധർമ്മത്തിലൂടെ നിത്യം തൃപ്തനായി, ഭൂമിയിൽ ദിലീപന്റെ മഹത്തായ ശാശ്വത കീർത്തി പ്രാപിക്കും.
Vasiṣṭha
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: nityamevābhitoṣitāḥ = nityam + eva + abhitoṣitāḥ; dilīpakīrtim = dilīpa-kīrtim.
FAQs
The speaker is Sage Vasiṣṭha, delivering a moral assurance/blessing that righteous conduct leads to enduring renown.
It teaches that steady commitment to dharma (righteousness) yields lasting honor and reputation, not merely temporary success.
Dilīpa is invoked as a benchmark of exemplary royal virtue and celebrated renown; the verse promises fame comparable to his as a fruit of dharmic living.