Shloka 61
Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas
Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana
Devanagari script
कोटितीर्थ नरः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
Transliteration
koṭitīrtha naraḥ snātvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet
Translation
Pulastya menyatakan: “Sesiapa yang mandi di Koṭitīrtha memperoleh pahala setara dengan hasil sedekah seribu ekor lembu.”
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.