Shloka 62

Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas

Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana

Devanagari script

प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य ज्येष्ठस्थानं व्रजेन्नर: । अभिगम्य महादेवं विराजति यथा शशी

Transliteration

pradakṣiṇam upāvṛtya jyeṣṭhasthānaṁ vrajen naraḥ | abhigamya mahādevaṁ virājati yathā śaśī ||

Translation

Setelah mengelilingi (pradakṣiṇā) dengan penuh hormat lalu berpaling kembali, seseorang hendaklah menuju ke tempat yang paling utama. Dengan mendekati Mahādeva (Śiva) demikian, ia bersinar dengan cahaya bertuah—laksana bulan di langit.

Word by Word

प्रदक्षिणम्clockwise; in circumambulation

उपावृत्यhaving turned/returned (after doing)

ज्येष्ठस्थानम्the foremost/elder place (chief seat/position)

व्रजेत्should go

नरःa man

अभिगम्यhaving approached

महादेवम्Mahadeva (the great god, Shiva)

विराजतिshines; appears splendid

यथाas; like

शशीthe moon

Speaker

पुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Pulastya

Mahādeva (Śiva)

Śaśī (the Moon)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that reverent ritual behavior—especially pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation) and a proper approach to the deity—cultivates auspiciousness and moral-spiritual radiance. Respectful conduct toward the sacred is presented as a dharmic discipline that transforms the practitioner.

What is happening in the narrative?

Pulastya is giving prescriptive guidance on how one should approach a sacred locus and Mahādeva. The instruction describes a sequence of devotional actions (circumambulate, withdraw properly, proceed to the foremost place, approach Śiva) and states the resulting benefit through a vivid simile: the devotee shines like the moon.