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

नैमिषारण्यातला तो द्वादशवर्षीय सत्रयज्ञ संपल्यावर, तीर्थाच्या पावित्र्यामुळे अनेक ऋषी तेथे येऊन पोहोचले.

Word by Word

निवृत्तेwhen (it was) concluded/ended

नैमिषेयेat Naimiṣa (forest/sacrifice-place)

वैindeed

सत्रेin the sacrificial session (sattra)

द्वादशवार्षिकेin the twelve-year (long) one

आजग्मुःcame/arrived

मुनयःsages

तत्रthere

बहवःmany

तीर्थकारणात्because of/for the sake of the pilgrimage (holy places)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Naimiṣa (Naimiṣāraṇya)

Ṛ

ṛṣayaḥ (sages)

dvādaśavārṣika-satra (twelve-year sacrificial session)

tīrtha (holy place)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

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.