Shloka 15

The Greatness of Puṣkara: Tripuṣkara Pilgrimage, Sacred Geography, and the Doctrine of Self-Restraint

Devanagari script

आसन्नश्च ततस्तेषां तदा तुष्टः पितामहः । कोटिं कृत्वा तदा तेषां मानं दृष्ट्वा मनीषिणां

Transliteration

āsannaśca tatasteṣāṃ tadā tuṣṭaḥ pitāmahaḥ | koṭiṃ kṛtvā tadā teṣāṃ mānaṃ dṛṣṭvā manīṣiṇāṃ

Translation

Então Pitāmaha (Brahmā), satisfeito, aproximou-se deles; e, ao avaliar a honra e a estima daqueles sábios—como se as contasse em crores—considerou-os conforme essa medida.

Word by Word

• आसन्नः: came/was present
• आसन्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘आसन्नः’ = having come/being present (निकटस्थित)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादान/क्रमबोधक क्रियाविशेषण (from there/then)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘तुष्टः’ = pleased

• पितामहः: Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
• पितामहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषनाम—ब्रह्मा

• कोटिम्: a crore; a measure/limit
• कोटिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; परिमाण/संख्या

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), परस्मैपदी

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• मानम्: measurement
• मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘मापन/परिमाण’

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), परस्मैपदी; ‘दृष्ट्वा’ = having seen

• मनीषिणाम्: of the sages/wise ones
• मनीषिणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनीषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘मनीषी’ = wise man

Speaker

Narrator (contextual), with Pitāmaha/Brahmā as the acting figure in the verse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: आसन्नश्च = आसन्नः + च

Characters & Entities

• Brahma (Pitāmaha)
• Manishin (wise sages)

FAQs

Who is called “Pitāmaha” in this verse?

“Pitāmaha” is a common Purāṇic epithet for Brahmā, the cosmic progenitor, described as approaching the sages with satisfaction.

What does “koṭiṃ kṛtvā” imply here?

Literally “having made (it) a koṭi,” it conveys reckoning or valuing their “māna” (honor/esteem) as extremely great—using “koṭi” as a hyperbolic measure.

What ethical or spiritual lesson is emphasized?

The verse reinforces that true wisdom (manīṣā) merits recognition: even Brahmā is portrayed as honoring and acknowledging the stature of the wise.