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Shloka 56

Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti

Chapter 82

तत्राश्रमो वसिष्ठस्य त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुत: । तत्रोष्य रजनीमेकां गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्‌,वहाँ महर्षि वसिष्ठका त्रिलोकविख्यात आश्रम है, जिसमें एक रात रहनेसे सहस्र गोदानका फल मिलता है

tatrāśramo vasiṣṭhasya triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ | tatroṣya rajanīm ekāṁ gosahasraphalaṁ labhet |

அங்கு மகரிஷி வசிஷ்டரின் ஆசிரமம் மூவுலகிலும் புகழ்பெற்றது; அங்கே ஒரு இரவு தங்கினால் ஆயிரம் பசுதானத்தின் பலன் கிடைக்கும்।

तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
आश्रमःhermitage
आश्रमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वसिष्ठस्यof Vasiṣṭha
वसिष्ठस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootवसिष्ठ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
त्रिषुin the three
त्रिषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
लोकेषुworlds
लोकेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
विश्रुतःrenowned, famous
विश्रुतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्रुत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
उष्यhaving stayed
उष्य:
TypeVerb
Rootवस्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
रजनीम्night
रजनीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरजनी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
एकाम्one
एकाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
गोसहस्रफलम्the merit/fruit of a thousand cows (as a gift)
गोसहस्रफलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगोसहस्रफल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
लभेत्would obtain
लभेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
FormOptative (Potential), Third, Singular, Atmanepada

घुलस्त्य उवाच

V
Vasiṣṭha
V
Vasiṣṭha’s āśrama (hermitage)
T
tri-loka (the three worlds)
G
go-dāna (gift of cows)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that proximity to sanctified spaces and great sages is a potent aid to dharma: even a brief, disciplined stay in a revered hermitage is portrayed as yielding immense spiritual merit, comparable to major acts of charity like go-dāna.

The speaker points out Vasiṣṭha’s famed hermitage and describes its extraordinary merit: spending a single night there grants the fruit of donating a thousand cows, encouraging the listener toward pilgrimage and reverent conduct.