Shloka 67
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
Devanagari script
मानुषस्य तु पूर्वेण क्रोशमात्रे महीपते
Transliteration
mānuṣasya tu pūrveṇa krośamātre mahīpate
Translation
महीपते! मानुषतीर्थाच्या पूर्वेस एक क्रोश इतक्या अंतरावर.
Word by Word
मानुषस्यof a man / of a human
मानुषस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमानुष
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तुbut / however
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
पूर्वेणby/with the east; eastward
पूर्वेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपूर्व
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
क्रोशमात्रेat a distance of only one krośa
क्रोशमात्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootक्रोशमात्र
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
महीपतेO king (lord of the earth)
महीपते:
TypeNoun
Rootमहीपति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
mahīpati (king)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse models precise, responsible speech: when advising a ruler, one should communicate clearly—using direction and measurable distance—so action can be taken without confusion.
A speaker addresses the king and indicates a location relative to a human habitation/region, specifying that it is about a krośa to the east—suggesting guidance for travel, search, or approaching a particular place.